WN6

Rubric #8, Patient Education Pamphlet (M6)

Area Evaluated 20 points

Accomplished Proficient Needs Work Unacceptable

Thesis/organization 7 points

*Clearly written, visually appealing *Good use of white space, bullets, and graphics *Good use of chunking and subheads *Order of topics is logical *Font use is appropriate and readable *Stays within the one-page limit

*Writing style is mostly easy to read but places where bullets etc. would simplify *Decent use of chunking and subheads *Font use is appropriate but size varies at times *Stays within one-page limit but pushes the margins

*Poorly organized. *Cluttered looking *Very little use of chunking or subheads *Illogical order of information *Font too small. *Poor use of bold, italics, etc. *Graphics are minimal or little connection to text

*Poorly organized and visually cluttered *Order of information is confusing *Graphics not appropriate *Poor use of font, italics, bold, chunking, or subheads

Content 6 points

*Appropriate and accurate information *Purpose is clear *Link between information and graphics is clear

*Covers most of important and necessary points *Purpose is clear but not immediately obvious *Some links

*Misses 2 or more important points *Purpose is not clear *Some content or language does not fit

*Misses 3 or more important points *No obvious purpose *Link between content & graphics poor

Audience 5 points

*Language used is at appropriate level of readability for defined audience *Culturally appropriate language and references *Correct audience is clearly addressed

*For the most part the language used is appropriate *Culturally appropriate in most instances *Intended audience can be inferred *Mostly clear and is likely to be understood

*Language is about 50% appropriate *Cannot identify the specific audience *Not culturally correct in some places *Not very clear and could be easily misunderstood

*Language not appropriate for the audience or for the format *Cannot identify the audience *Easily misinterpreted or misunderstood

MUGS 2 points

No more than 2 errors

No more than 5 errors

No more than 8 errors

More than 8 errors

Interpretation of Final Points Accomplished: 20.00 – 18.01 points Proficient: 18.00 – 16.01 points Needs Work: 16.00 – 14.00 points Unacceptable: Less than 14 points