Learning Outcome 3: Select Sources for Quality, Integrate Sources Smoothly,And Document

OIT Essay Rubric Performance No Proficiency Limited Proficiency Some Proficiency Proficiency High Proficiency Criteria (0) (1) (2) (3) (4) Purpose and Ideas Writing lacks Writing has limited Reader can discern the Writing is clear and Purpose and main ideas focus. Purpose focus. Purpose and purpose and main ideas focused. Reader can are exceptionally and main ideas main ideas are unclear although they may be easily understand the focused, clear, and are unclear and and require some overly broad or purpose and main interesting. require extensive inferences from reader. simplistic. ideas. inferences from the reader. Organization Writing lacks Organizational Order and structure are Order and structure Order and structure are organizational structure is present but present but overly are clear and easy to compelling and move structure or is too unclear. Introduction formulaic. Introduction follow. Introduction the reader through the short to and conclusion may be and conclusion may be draws in the reader text easily. demonstrate underdeveloped or too underdeveloped or too and conclusion brings Introduction draws in organizational obvious. obvious. satisfying closure. the reader and skills. conclusion brings Introduction, satisfying closure. body, or conclusion may be missing. Support Development is Development is Supporting details are The main ideas are Main ideas are well insufficient. Most minimal. Some relevant, but are limited well developed by developed by strong supporting details supporting details are or rather general. supporting details. support and rich are irrelevant or irrelevant or Support may be based on When appropriate, details. When repetitious. repetitious. clichés, stereotypes, or use of outside appropriate, use of questionable sources or sources provides outside sources evidence. credible support. provides strong, credible support. Style Voice is Voice is inappropriate Voice is inconsistent for Voice is generally Voice is appropriate for inappropriate for for topic, purpose, or topic, purpose, and appropriate for topic, topic, purpose, and topic, purpose, audience. Wording is audience. Wording is purpose, and audience. Wording is and audience. monotonous or quite ordinary, lacking audience. Generally, fresh and specific, with Wording is detracts from impact. interest, precision, and wording conveys a striking and varied incorrect and Sentences tend to be variety, and may rely on message in an vocabulary. Sentences detracts from choppy, rambling, and clichés. Sentences tend interesting, precise, are highly crafted, with meaning. Overall, awkward. to be mechanical rather and natural way. varied structure that sentences are than fluid with an Sentences are makes reading easy choppy, rambling, overuse of simple carefully crafted with and enjoyable. and awkward. sentence structures. variations in structure. Conventions Errors often Numerous errors in Writing contains Writing demonstrates Writing demonstrates impede usage, spelling, punctuation, spelling, control of standard strong control of readability. punctuation, and/or and/or grammar errors, writing conventions standard writing Substantial editing grammar. Errors but they do not impede and uses them conventions and uses needed. sometime impede readability and are not effectively to them well to enhance readability. Substantial extensive. Moderate need enhance communication. Very Rubric created by the OIT Communication Department and approved by the OIT Assessment Commission, February 2009. editing needed. for editing. communication. Few few or no errors. errors. Documentation Documentation is Documentation has Documentation has Documentation is Documentation is not present. major errors. frequent errors. correct except for a meticulous. few errors.

Rubric created by the OIT Communication Department and approved by the OIT Assessment Commission, February 2009.