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ARCH 3603: MODERN ARCHITECTURE Term Paper Rubric PART OF PAPER/OUTCOME Excellent: A Competent:B – C Emerging: D BUILDING DESCRIPTION Written description of the building your paper analyzes. This must include the composition, the exterior façade articulation, the plan layout, and the interior wall articulation. This description should be accompanied by photographs (2-3, including a plan).

Complete and accurate description. Objective language. Reader can visualize this building correctly.

Not totally complete and in places not accurate. Reader needs photographs to complete the visualization.

Sloppy and incomplete description. Reader cannot form a visual image of the building in his/her mind.

DOCUMENTATION Quality of the sources. Ability to evaluate value of sources for this investigation.

Amount of evidence shows imaginative research skill. Proof of comprehension skills.

Limited quality of evidence, e.g. only internet sources. Value of evidence not communicated clearly.

Evidence is confusing and superficial.

STYLISTIC ANALYSIS Identify significant stylistic forms, details, and ornaments and establish convincingly how they identify the stylistic choice.

Convincing description, analysis, and critique.

Not immediately clear what the stylistic details are and what they mean.

Writer’s view is not communicated clearly.

FORMAT OF PAPER Use stimulating and conversational language; correct grammar and syntax; proper use of architectural terminology; logical and rational sequence of the parts of the paper; and appropriate presentation with illustrations, foot/endnotes, title page, and bibliography.

Captivating and elegant writing style; arguments and support are provided in a logical order that makes it easy and interesting to follow the author’s train of thought and a pleasure to read. Excellent and pleasing presentation.

Clear but not sophisticated writing style; arguments and support are not always relevant or not enough context is provided. Errors in format.

Writing style is problematic and many of the support details or arguments are not clearly or logically stated, distracting the reader and making the paper seem very confusing. No evidence of format.