Rhetorical Analysis Rubric

WPELO 1: Students will analyze how rhetorical effects make meaning.

Measurement 1: 60% of students will earn a 16 or better on the Rhetorical Analysis rubric for a post-midterm written assignment in ENGL 2230
(Intermediate Composition).
Measurement 2: 80% of students will earn a 16 or better on the Rhetorical Analysis rubric for Senior English portfolio item 5 (upper level Literature or
Writing research paper).

Performance Area 5 4 3 2 1 Score

The thesis is clear, The thesis is generally The thesis is competent The thesis is weak: There is no thesis
detailed, and perceptive clear and engaging, but is significantly relies on faulty
though some points are underdeveloped or argumentation or
Thesis
underdeveloped or over- incomplete insufficient evidence
general

Ample evidence is Sufficient evidence is Limited evidence is Limited evidence is No links between paper
offered that strongly offered with solid links offered with some links offered that does not content and thesis or no
Support of Thesis supports thesis between evidence and attempted between support the thesis evidence offered
thesis evidence and thesis

Discussion of how Complete and Solid links between Some links between No clear links between No links between
strategies support the thoughtful links between strategies, purpose, and strategies, purpose, and strategies, purpose, and strategies, purpose, and
rhetorically analyzed strategies, purpose, and audience audience audience audience
texts purpose of audience
generating a
particular response
Insightful evaluation Evaluation illustrates Evaluation illustrates Evaluation unclear No evaluation offered
Evaluation of the offered through careful general or perfunctory shallow and limited
texts overall consideration of understanding of understanding of
rhetorical multiple available rhetorical strategies rhetorical strategies
effectiveness at rhetorical strategies
generating a toward an expression of
particular response value beyond the
general and obvious
Total