Communications Class (READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE)

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Good/Excellent

Fair/Competent

Deficient

Points

Earned

DEVELOPMENT: Planning Items

5 Points

Planning items (audience description, organizational pattern, etc.) are present and clear.

3 Points

Planning items (audience description, organizational pattern, etc.) are present but need clarity.

1 Point

Planning items (audience description, organizational pattern, etc.) are absent.

DEVELOPMENT: Purpose Statement

5 Points

Purpose statement is clear but needs more development.

3 Points

Purpose statement is clear but needs more development.

1 Point

Purpose statement is absent or unclear.

DEVELOPMENT: Introduction and Conclusion

7 Points

Introduction and conclusion sections include all required sub-sections (attention-getter, purpose statement, etc.).

5 Points

Introduction and conclusion sections include most but not all required sub-sections (attention-getter, purpose statement, etc.).

2 Points

Introduction and conclusion sections lack most or all required sub-sections (attention-getter, purpose statement, etc.).

DEVELOPMENT: Main Point Statement

5 Points

Main point statements are clear and relevant to thesis.

3 Points

Main point statements are clear but partly relevant to thesis.

1 Point

Main point statements are absent, unclear, or irrelevant to thesis.

DEVELOPMENT: Main Point Development

8 Points

Main points are strongly developed via supportive examples, illustrations, statistics, expert quotations, explanations, or narrative details.

5 Points

Main points are moderately backed by supportive examples, illustrations, statistics, expert quotations, explanations, or narrative details.

2 Points

Main points are minimally developed via supportive examples, illustrations, statistics, expert quotations, explanations, or narrative details.

ORGANIZATION: Introduction Sequencing

5 Points

Introduction section properly sequences all of its required sub-sections (attention-getter, etc.).

3 Points

Introduction section properly sequences some of its required sub-sections (attention-getter, etc.).

1 Point

Introduction section improperly sequences its required sub-sections (attention-getter, etc.).

ORGANIZATION: Conclusion Sequencing

5 Points

Conclusion section properly sequences all of its required sub-sections (summary, etc.).

3 Points

Conclusion section properly sequences some of its required sub-sections (summary, etc.).

1 Point

Conclusion section improperly sequences its required sub-sections (summary, etc.).

ORGANIZATION: Organizational Pattern

7 Points

Body section clearly follows an appropriate organizational pattern.

5 Points

Body section partly follows an appropriate organizational pattern.

2 Points

Body section does not follow an appropriate organizational pattern.

ORGANIZATION: Transitions

3 Points

Transitional wording links all sections and sub-sections.

2 Points

Some transitional wording links sections and/or subsections.

0 Points

No transitional wording links sections and/or sub-sections.

ORGANIZATION: Unity

7 Points

The presentation as a whole is strongly unified and coherent.

5 Points

The presentation as a whole is moderately unified and cohesive.

2 Points

The presentation as a whole lacks unity and cohesiveness.

GRAMMAR: Mechanics

3 Points

The writing satisfies grammatical, punctuation-related, and spelling-related standards.

2 Points

The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation-related, and/or spelling-related errors.

0 Points

The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation-related, and/or spelling-related errors.

GRAMMAR: Language Use

3 Points

Language use is accurate, appropriate, and effective.

2 Points

Language use is partly unclear, awkward, or inappropriate.

0 Points

Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate.

GRAMMAR: Tone

3 Points

The writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.

2 Points

The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.

0 Points

The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.

STYLE: General Style Formatting

3 Points

The writing correctly follows style/formatting guidelines.

2 Points

The writing partly follows style/formatting guidelines.

0 Points

The writing lacks many elements of correct style/formatting.

STYLE: In-Text References

3 Points

In-text parenthetical citations are consistently correct and appropriate.

2 Points

In-text source citations are moderately correct and appropriate.

0 Points

In-text source citations are minimally correct and appropriate.

STYLE: References Page

3 Points

End reference page is correctly and appropriately formatted.

2 Points

End reference page contains some formatting problems.

0 Points

End reference page is absent or badly formatted.

Total

/75

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