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English 360 Resume Rubric

Highlight the appropriate level for each criterion, then add brief but specific comments for "two successes" and "two challenges" at the
bottom.
SLO Absent or Below Basic Developing Proficient Advanced
Audience's needs are often not Shows some attention to Shows attention to audience's Shows sophisticated attention
recognized: language needs audience's needs and sometimes needs and uses audience- to audience's needs and uses
adjustment for the audience. uses audience-appropriate appropriate language. Purpose (to audience-appropriate language.
Rhetorical Focus

Purpose (to prove one is language. Purpose (to prove one is prove one is capable of the named Purpose (to prove one is
capable of the named team capable of the named team team position) may be implied, but capable of the named team
position) isn't clear or achieved. position) may be unclear at times, it's clear and achieved. position) is clear and achieved
and it may not be achieved with style.
convincingly.

Job description's details may Generalizations attempt to address Some specific details address the Specific details address the job's
not be addressed; evidence of the job's description; evidence of job's description directly; evidence description directly and aptly;
Persuasion

qualifications is lacking or qualifications isn't yet adequate of qualifications is adequate evidence of qualifications is
irrelevant plentiful and convincing

Sections organization is absent, Sections organization isn't always Sections are usually organized Sections are organized logically
illogical, or inconsistent; clear or consistent; Headings may logically and consistently; Headings and consistently; Headings
Organizaton

Headings may be absent or do not describe content effectively describe content adequately describe content effectively
not describe content effectively

White space, fonts, and design White space, fonts, and design may White space, fonts, and design are White space, fonts, and design
are not used to increase the be distracting or ineffective. effective. are effective and attractive
Design

reader-friendliness of the
resume.
Bullet Point clauses/phrases are Bullet Point clauses/phrases may Bullet Point clauses/phrases are Bullet Point clauses/phrases are
hard to understand and be hard to understand or usually effective and structured effective and structured
Language structured inconsistently; errors structured inconsistently; errors consistently; a few errors consistently; nearly error free
impede readability throughout. impede readability at times

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