Assignment

Assignment Rubric

Given an assignment, the student:

5 • Responds to the assignment in an exemplary fashion.

• Maintains a strong sense of purpose and organization throughout.

• Provides relevant, specific, and convincing supporting details.

• Uses correct, varied sentences with few, if any, errors in mechanics, grammar,

syntax, or spelling.

• Employs a rich vocabulary appropriate to the audience and task.

4 • Follows directions adequately.

• Is primarily presented in a purposeful and well-organized manner.

• Contains mostly relevant supporting details.

• Uses generally correct, ordinary sentence patterns; contains some errors in

mechanics, grammar, syntax, or spelling that do not severely hinder reader understanding.

• Employs competent vocabulary.

3 • Follows directions at a minimum.

• Purpose and organization are existent but weak.

• Elaboration and explication are minimal where necessary.

• Uses sentences that are basically formed, repetitious in structure, lacking in

transitions, syntax, or spelling.

• Employs basic vocabulary.

2 • Follows directions unevenly.

• Strays in terms of purpose and organization to the point of distraction.

• Makes very general statements or repeats ideas; lacks elaboration and

explication where necessary.

• Uses sentences that are poorly formed, repetitious in structure, lacking in transitions, and/or occasionally incoherent; contains serious errors in mechanics,

grammar, syntax, or spelling.

• Employs vocabulary that is vague, unclear, or inappropriate.

1 • Responds barely to the assignment.

• Drifts completely in terms of purpose and organization to the point of disarray.

• Rambles disconnectedly from one idea to the next.

• Uses incomplete and/or incoherent sentences; exhibits incompetence in regards

to mechanics, grammar, syntax, and/or spelling.

• Employs vocabulary that is vague, unclear, or inappropriate to a completely

unacceptable degree.

0 Did not attempt.

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