ENG 1010 Grading Rubric

It is considered good practice in composition to provide written instructions and a grading rubric for every assignment (materials like these are an immense help if students go to the Writing Center for assistance).  It also helps with consistency and efficiency of grading if grading is focused on selected criteria that grow steadily more complex over the course of the term.

The following rubric can be adapted for different genres and assignments.

The S paper in ENG 1010 meets the following criteria:

• demonstrates college-level reading comprehension of sources
• follows the assignment, including requirements for drafting, revising, collaborating in peer groups, editing, proofreading, and formatting
• executes the genre of the assignment:
  • summarizes sources accurately in the writer’s own language, capturing the main ideas from the whole text
  • responds critically by integrating the writer’s ideas with the ideas of a text, in an essay with a specific purpose and focused development
  • analyzes effectively a complex text, image or issue within a framework (e.g., evaluation, exploratory, rhetorical) in a well-organized essay
  • argues logically and persuasively in support of a thesis with information and evidence from multiple sources
• correctly cites and documents information from research
• correctly uses standard conventions of spelling, punctuation, grammar and mechanics in a tone appropriate for an academic audience

The U paper in ENG 1010 does not meet the criteria above:

• does not demonstrate college-level reading comprehension of sources
• does not follow the assignment or the requirements of the writing process
• does not use proper text conventions for integrating the writer’s own ideas with ideas from sources
  • plagiarizes
• does not adequately execute the genre of the assignment
  • does not summarize accurately
  • does not write with a clear thesis/purpose
  • does not provide support in well-developed paragraphs
  • does not develop a well-organized essay
• does not cite or document sources correctly
• does not show good command of standard conventions, including spelling, punctuation, grammar and mechanics in a tone appropriate for an academic audience