Critical Response Essay Assignment

COMM1007 Major Assessment 1 – Critical Response Rubric Total: /80: /20%

Responses with no in-text citation Or Reference page will be deemed as works of plagiarism. The entire assignment will be given a zero.

• Student clearly identifies aspects of text to analyze.

• Student’s response is critically and logically explained through analysis that is relevant, creative, and thorough.

• Specified critical analysis components consistently met – (see professor’s notes on 3 types of criticism to be used ).

• Student's identification of aspects of text to analyze is mostly clear.

• Student’s response is critically and logically explained through analysis that is mostly relevant and thorough.

• Specified critical analysis components mostly met – (see professor’s notes on 3 types of criticism to be used ).

• Student's identification of aspects of text to analyze is somewhat clear.

• Student’s response is somewhat critically and logically explained through analysis that has some relevance and is somewhat

thorough.

• Specified critical analysis components somewhat met –(see professor’s notes on 3 types of criticism to be used ).

• Student does not clearly identify aspects of text to analyze.

• Student’s response is not critically or logically explained; analysis is not relevant or thorough or is missing.

• Specified critical analysis components are not met – (see professor’s notes on 3 types of criticism to be used ).

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Focus and Organization: 20

Superior/ Advanced

17-20

Good

13-16

Fair

9-12

Below Expectations

4-8 INC

• Assignment is logically organized and unified; the logical connection between criticism and evidence/ explanation is

clear.

• Text content on which the analysis is based is accurately interpreted.

• Specified organizational components consistently met – (based on professor’s notes on paragraphs).

• Assignment is mostly logically organized and unified; the logical connection criticism and evidence/ explanation is

mostly clear.

• Text content on which the analysis is based is mostly accurately

interpreted.

• Specified organizational components mostly met – (based on professor’s notes on

structure paragraphs).

• Assignment is somewhat logically organized and unified; the logical connection between criticism and evidence/ explanation somewhat clear.

• Text content on which the analysis is based is somewhat accurately

interpreted

• Specified organizational components somewhat met –(based on professor’’s notes on structure of paragraphs ).

• Assignment is not logically organized or unified; the logical connection between criticism and evidence/

explanation is unclear.

• Text content on which the analysis is based is not accurately interpreted

• Specified organizational components are not met –(based on professor’s notes on structure of paragraphs).

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Critical Analysis: 20

Superior/ Advanced

17-20

Good

13-16

Fair

9-12

Below Expectations

4-8 INC

Style: 10

Superior/ Advanced

8.5-10

Good

6.5-8

Fair

4.5-6

Below Expectations

2-4 INC

• Language is clear, accurate, concise, and creative.

• Language and tone are audience- and purpose-appropriate.

• Quotations and paraphrases from sources are effectively and seamlessly

integrated.

• Sentences are varied and engaging.

• Specified style components

consistently met

• Language is mostly clear, accurate, and concise.

• Language and tone are mostly audience- and purpose-appropriate.

• Quotations and paraphrases are mostly effectively integrated.

• Sentences are mostly varied and engaging.

• Specified style components mostly met

• Language is somewhat clear, accurate, and concise.

• Language and tone are somewhat audience- and purpose- appropriate.

• Some effective integration of quotations and paraphrases.

• Sentences are somewhat varied and engaging.

• Specified style components somewhat

met

• Language is mostly unclear, inaccurate, and not concise.

• Language and tone are not audience- and purpose-appropriate.

• Few effectively integrated quotations and paraphrases.

• Sentences are not varied or engaging.

• Specified style components are not met

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Grammar and Mechanics: 20

Superior/ Advanced

17-20

Good

13-16

Fair

9-12

Below Expectations

4-8 INC

• Free of grammar and spelling errors.

• Free of mechanical errors.

• Specified grammar and mechanics components consistently met – use of appropriate transitions and signal phrases

• Very few grammar and spelling errors.

• Very few mechanical errors (fragments, comma splices, run-ons, misuse of punctuation).

• Specified grammar and mechanics components mostly met- use of appropriate transitions and signal phrases

• Some grammar and spelling errors.

• Some mechanical errors (fragments, comma splices, run- ons, misuse of

punctuation).

• Specified grammar and mechanics components somewhat met –– use of appropriate transitions and signal phrases

• Many grammar and spelling errors.

• Many mechanical errors (fragments, comma splices, run-ons, misuse of punctuation).

• Specified grammar and mechanics components not met –– use of appropriate transitions and signal phrases.

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APA Referencing: 10

Superior/ Advanced

8.5-10

Good

6.5-8

Fair

4.5-6

Below Expectations

2-4 INC

• In-text citations for quotations and paraphrases are consistently correct.

• Reference of the article is correct, and in a separate page

.

• In-text citations for quotations and paraphrases are mostly correct.

• Reference of the article is mostly correct, and in a separate page

• In-text citations for quotations and paraphrases are somewhat correct.

• Reference of the article is somewhat correct, and not in a separate

page

• In-text citations for quotations are mostly incorrect.

• Reference of the article is mostly incorrectt, and not in a separate page

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