Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Non-Fiction Final Rubric


It's that time, guys.  You have a final non-fiction piece or creative writing piece due April 22, 2013. April 18, 2013 will be the last day of drafting.  If you follow these guidelines, you will be successful. 

Non-Fiction Final Rubric


Proficient
Partially Proficient
Unsatisfactory
Topic Sentence
Includes a topic sentence with ALL of the following:
-          title of the text
-          author’s name

Includes one of the following:
-          title of text
-          author’s name
Does not mention the title or author of text.
Thesis
Thesis statement clearly addresses the weekly prompt.
Parts of thesis address prompt but is either confusing or strays too far off topic.
Does not address the prompt.
Text Evidence/ Support for Thesis
Includes at least two examples from the text with at least one direct quote that adequately addresses and supports the thesis.
Includes two examples from text but no direct quote.

Includes examples from text but do not adequately support the thesis.
Example from the text does not support the thesis.

No evidence.
Sentence Variety
Frequently attempts to use a variety of sentences (simple, compound, complex).

Experiments starting sentences in a variety of ways.

Incorporates appositives and prepositional phrases. 
Mostly uses simple sentences, but attempts to incorporate compound and complex sentences.
Uses nearly all simple sentences.

Does not experiment with different types of sentences
Word Choice (academic language)
Frequently uses academic language (i.e. strong transitions, vocabulary words, etc.)

Establishes an academic tone through language usage.

Does not use any “baby language” like “stuff, a lot, and things.”
Attempts to use academic language but occasionally uses simple language where stronger words could be supplemented.

Begins to establish an academic tone.

Uses one or two words from the “word cemetery”
Uses all simple language.

Does not attempt to use vocabulary words.

Frequently uses words from the word cemetery.
Grammar (capitalization, punctuation, proper tense, subject/verb agreement)
All sentences are capitalized and end with the proper punctuation.

Uses proper tense throughout response.

All subjects and verb agree.

Indention correct.
Most sentences are capitalized and end with the proper punctuation.

One mistake with tense.

Nearly all subjects and verb agree.
Multiple grammatical errors in capitalization, punctuation, tense, and subject/verb agreement.
Spelling
Two or fewer spelling errors.
Three to four spelling errors.
More than four spelling errors.
Organization
Final contains: introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs.

All paragraphs are indented.
Proper heading

Has introduction and body paragraphs but missing conclusion.

Most paragraphs are indented.

Attempts a proper heading
One paragraph

Does not indent

No heading

Does not put name on paper

Revision
Demonstrates improvement in writing through editing and revision techniques

Does not include draft
Includes draft but only minor adjustments were made.

Some of revision and guidelines are evident.
No draft present

No evidence of revision or editing
Word Count
At least 500 words
300-499 words
Less than 300 words

Score __________________________/30________

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