. What makes a good life - Robert Waldinger

Critical Analysis paper grading rubric

Area 1 2 3 4 5

Content covers some major rhetorical concepts

covers ethos, logos, pathos

covers ethos, logos, pathos in depth

demonstrates insight into the speaker’s use of ethos, logos, pathos and/or additional important rhetorical principles

presents new insights into speaker’s use of ethos, logos, or pathos and/or additional important rhetorical principles

Clarity does not conform to standard grammatical English or spelling

contains passages that are difficult to understand

is clearly understandable without any notable grammatical or spelling errors.

is easy to read with no grammatical or spelling errors.

is a compelling read with no grammatical or spelling errors.

Logic ideas are difficult to follow or inaccurate

ideas are clear but incomplete or contain some inaccuracies

ideas are clear, complete, and accurate

ideas are clear, complete, accurate and make interesting connections

ideas are clear, complete, accurate and make novel connections

Structure paper does not conform to MLA, 5 paragraph essay format

paper mostly conforms to MLA format with some exceptions

paper is in MLA format

paper has a well - developed introduction, conclusion, and supporting paragraphs

paper has unique introduction and conclusion, with supporting paragraphs that are highly developed

Depth: Observ- ation

unclear or inadequate observation s of what the speaker said/did

some adequate descriptions of what the speaker said/did

adequate descriptions of what the speaker said/did

clear descriptions of what the speaker said/did

vivid descriptions of what the speaker said/did

Depth: Analysis

little or no analysis of the relative effectivenes s or ineffective- ness of aspects of the speech.

some analysis of the relative effectiveness or ineffective- ness of certain aspects of the speech.

Clear analysis of the relative effectiveness or ineffectiveness of certain aspect of the speech.

Clear analysis of the relative effectiveness or ineffectiveness of all aspect of the speech.

Insightful analysis of the relative effectiveness or ineffectiveness of all aspect of the speech.