analysis film

Corresponds to

an

A

Corresponds to

a

B

Corresponds to

a

C

Corresponds to

a

D

Corresponds to

an

F

Analysis, Ideas and Concepts:

Offers a new and insightful look at the film; Clearly demonstrates a lot of thought went into the work

Occasional insight; good understanding of the film; occasionally develops new ideas

Merely repeats what has been discussed in class; adequately applies course ideas, with little insight

Work shows some effort, but contains little insight related to the film; ideas are lacking in development

Little or no effort put into the work; Lacks a development of the ideas; offers no original content

20%

Application of the Material:

Superior understanding of the rhetorical concepts; Clearly identifies course concepts in the film; insightful application of concepts

Demonstrates a clear understanding of rhetorical concepts, but does not offer any new insights; appropriate use of terminology

Demonstrates some knowledge of the rhetorical concepts; Some misapplication of the course material; occasional insight

Work is only loosely relevant to the course material; frequent misuse of terminology and concepts

Completely off topic, or only an occasional reference to course material; severe misuse of terminology

20%

Structural Integrity and Organization:

Effective thesis; body flows from thesis; conclusion effectively wraps up the work; transition appropriately guide the reader through the reading

Appropriate thesis and conclusion; Body supports the thesis and conclusion; transitions sometimes a little rough

Thesis statement and conclusion is present; Body lacks a clear direction; supporting evidence loosely tied to theme

Thesis or conclusion inappropriate for the work; Supporting evidence disconnected to thesis or conclusion

Work lacks structure; lacks a thesis or conclusion; body seems haphazard; transition are not present

20%

Voice:

Knowledgeable and enthusiastic expression of the ideas

The reader is frequently interested; Author clearly demonstrates some knowledge

Somewhat artificial; reader has to strain to maintain attention

Frequently demonstrates a lack of interest, on the part of the author; some serious flaws in knowledge

Work lacks a voice; little, or no enthusiasm; little effort to engage the reader

10%

Sentence Structure and Variety:

Sentence length varies to fit the situation, giving the text variety and clarity

Frequent variation in sentence length, adding strength to clarity

Some sentence length variation, occasionally adding to clarity

Infrequent sentence length variation; Many awkward sentences

Virtually no sentence variation, leading to lack of clarity; text lacks overall integration

10%

Vocabulary Choice and Usage:

Word choice and usage reflects an expansive vocabulary; word choice is appropriate, and adds depth to the writing

Word choice is consistently interesting and expressive; an occasional misuse of terms

Vocabulary is occasionally expressive and insightful, but lacks panache; word choice mostly appropriate

Vocabulary is fairly pedestrian; some misused word choices; Frequent use of awkward words

Vocabulary unintelligible, dull, and/or non-descript; words are frequently misused

10%

Mechanics, Grammar, and Proofing, and Citations:

Virtually free from mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, Citation and spelling errors; All of the assignment requirements were met

Occasional minor errors do not distract the reader; the majority of assignment requirements were met

Some significant errors are present, but the overall meaning is clear; about half of the assignment requirements were met

Errors are distracting, but the meaning is still clear; only some of the assignment requirements were met

Errors distract the reader, to the extent the meaning is unclear; the assignment requirements were not met

10%

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A-

B+

B

B-

C+

C

C-

D+

D

D-

F

95-100

90-94

87-89

83-86

80-82

77-79

73-76

70-72

67-69

63-66

60-62

0-59