FOR PROF. XAVIER

Value

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Points

CONTENT

Good / Excellent

100–120

Fair / Competent

60–99

Deficient

0–59

120

Development

· Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported

· Content is persuasive and comprehensive

· Content and purpose of the writing is clear

· Thesis has a strong claim

· The audience is clear and appropriate for the topic

· Supportive information (if required) is strong and addresses writing focus

· Major points are addressed but clarity or support is limited

· Content is somewhat persuasive or comprehensive

· Content is inconsistent (lack of clear purpose and /or clarity)

· Thesis could be stronger

· Supportive information (if required) needs strengthening or does not address writing concepts

· Major points are unclear and / or insufficiently supported

· Content is missing essentials

· Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity

· Supportive information (if required) is missing

Good / Excellent

30–40

Fair / Competent

15–29

Deficient

0–14

40

Organization and Structure

· Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow

· Introduction compellingly forecasts the topic and thesis

· Each paragraph is unified and has a clear central idea

· Transitional wording is present throughout the writing

· Conclusion is a logical end to the writing

· Adequately organized with some areas difficult to follow

· Introduction needs to provide a stronger gateway into the writing

· Some paragraphs lack unity

· Better transitions are needed to provide fluency of ideas

· Conclusion is trite or barely serves its purpose

· Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message

· Introduction and / or conclusion is incomplete or missing

· Paragraphs are not unified (more than one topic / missing or inadequate controlling and concluding sentences)

· Transitions are missing

· Conclusion, if present, fails to serve its purpose

Value

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

FORM

Good / Excellent

15–20

Fair / Competent

8–14

Deficient

0–7

20

Grammar and Diction

· The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling standards

· Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective

· Writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective

· The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation, and / or spelling errors

· Language is unclear, awkward or inappropriate in parts

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

· The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation and / or spelling errors

· Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate

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

Good / Excellent

15–20

Fair / Competent

8–14

Deficient

0–7

20

Format

· Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately

· Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used

· Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and / or references are not provided