Assey assessment criteria/rubric

Checklist
1. Have you written at least 180 words?
2. Have you completed the task according to the rubric?
3. Have you paraphrased the question in your
introduction?
4. Have you given reasons and examples as requested
in the rubric?
5. Have you developed your ideas by expressing
purpose, counter arguments and conclusion?
6. Are your ideas just listed or organized with a range of
linking devises to reflect the development in 5?
7. Have you divided your answers into paragraphs?
8. Have you written 4/5 paragraphs?
9. Do your ideas fit well together?
10.
Have you included any irrelevant ideas?
11.
Have you avoided the repetition of words and
structures?
12.
Have you used a range of grammar, vocabulary
and complex structures?
13.
Have you checked your writing for mistakes?
9/10 Excellent
Focus

The content is
understandable.Th
e thesis is clearly
stated, arguable
and specific
enough. It
responds to the
assignment clearly
and reflects the
authors purpose.

7/8 very
good
The thesis is
arguable,
clear, and
responds to
the
assignment
clearly. The
purpose of
the essay is
original and
focused.

6/7
Adequate
The thesis
is only
somewhat
argumenta
tive and
could be
more
clearly
stated.
The
essays
purpose
lacks
originality.

5/6 Weak

3/4 Very poor

The essay
lacks a
central idea,
or presents
one that is
so vague as
to be nonexistent.

The essay lacks

a thesis and
does not
respond to the
assignment. The
introduction
demonstrates no
focus.

Assey assessment criteria/rubric

Developm
ent

The essay
develops the main
topic in a logical
way and creates
interest in the
reader. The thesis
clearly identifies
ideas which will be
developed in the
essay.

Structure

Overall, the essay

has a clear and
logical structure.
The essay is
unified and
coherent both
internally and from
paragraph to
paragraph. The
thesis is clearly
stated.

The essay
develops the
main topic in
a mostly
logical way
and creates
some
interest in
the reader.
The thesis
identifies the
ideas which
will be
developed in
the essay.
Some ideas
seem weak
or
incomplete.
The essay is
somewhat
clear and
logical. The
thesis is
somewhat
clearly
stated. Unity
and
coherence
are evident,
but some
sentences
are
confusing or
illogical. The
thesis is not
clearly
stated.

The essay
shows
limited
developme
nt of
ideas. The
ideas
presented
are not
logical.
The thesis
not clearly
developed.

There is little
or no
development
of the topic.
There is
confused or
simplistic
discussion of
the subject
and the
thesis does
not identify
the ideas to
be
developed in
the essay.

There is no
development, or
the ideas are
developed with
irrelevance.

The
organizati
on of the
introductio
n is
somewhat
apparent,
but weak
in some
areas.
Unity and
coherence
are lacking
in at least
one place.
The thesis
is not
clearly
stated.

The essay
The organization
lacks
is random or
coherence
non-existent.
and unity.
The structure
is weak
and/or
illogical. The
thesis is not
clear.

Assey assessment criteria/rubric

Grammar
and
mechanics

The essay is
almost free from
grammar or
mechanical errors.

Sentence
structure
and
Register

Rreader is able to
follow thinking
easily and to see
where one
subtopic is
changed to the
next. The writer
deploys a variety
of sentence
structures and
employs a style
and tone
appropriate to the
purpose

Grammar
and
mechanical
errors exist
but not
enough to
distract from
reading.

The essay
contains
several
errors in
spelling,
grammar,
syntax
that may
somewhat
distract
from
reading
the
reading of
the essay.
The
Sentences
sentences
are
are mostly
somewhat
clear but
unclear,
lack
simplistic
complexity
and
and
clumsy.
demonstrate Words
some variety. choice is
Style and
often
tone are
redundant.
generally
Style and
appropriate
tone are
to audience
occasionall
and purpose. y awkward
or
inappropri
ate.

The
sentences
contain
many serious
errors in
spelling,
diction and
syntax that
distract the
reading of
the essay.

The sentences
contain a large
number of
serious
problems with
grammar,
syntax, diction
and spelling that
make the essay
incomprehensibl
e.

Sentences
are
extremely
unclear and
word choice
is redundant
or unspecific.
Style and
tone are
mostly
inappropriate
to the
purpose.

Sentences are
wholly unclear
and
incomprehensibl
e, word choice,
style and tone
show no
awareness of
the purpose .