{"id":180,"date":"2015-06-27T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2018-08-05T19:29:09","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T19:29:09","slug":"writing-rubric","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/apa-style\/writing-rubric\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing rubric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:#000073\">First, let me say that I&#8217;ve never liked rubrics. Imagine art critics having to rate the world&#8217;s art by following a rubric written by some person or committee who meant well but was trying to objectify the judgment process into a list made for fools (which is to say, &#8220;fool-proof&#8221;). A good rubric to judge work that is not easily quantifiable will, therefore, be necessarily vague. So, having now gotten that off my chest, the following can serve as a set of guidelines for analyzing the quality\u00a0of written assignments. Unfortunately, the points described in this rubric make more consistent sense to an experienced professor rather than to a student writer. Some more practical help might come from the <a style=\"color:#305edd\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/mofsowitz\/checklist-for-papers\/\">checklist<\/a> I often distribute in class.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>UNDERSTANDING THE ASSIGNMENT<\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height:1.5\">\n<ul><li>Does the paper show that the author <strong>understands the assignment<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\t<li>Does the author seem to understand which skills and techniques are\u00a0necessary to complete the assignment successfully?<\/li>\n\t<li>Does the paper show that the author <strong>understands<\/strong> the general significance\u00a0of <strong>the course<\/strong> and the essay as part of the course?<\/li>\n\t<li>Does the paper show that the author understands the reading assignments\u00a0relevant to this assignment?<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>SUBSTANCE<\/p>\n<ul><li>Does the paper give the impression that the author <strong>knows the subject\u00a0matter<\/strong> and has made the information <strong>accessible to the reader<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\t<li>Has the author focused the subject on <strong>a single, appropriate thesis<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\t<li>Has the author reflected on how the assignment relates to &#8220;reality&#8221;?<\/li>\n\t<li>Has the audience been targeted properly?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is the purpose of the content clear?<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>ORGANIZATION<\/p>\n<ul><li>Are the author&#8217;s <strong>intentions clearly expressed<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\t<li>Are <strong>the methods<\/strong> or strategies used for developing the content <strong>clear<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is the central idea sufficiently developed?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is the organization of the paper <strong>logical<\/strong> and does it follow <strong>a clear\u00a0sequence<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\t<li>Are major and minor supports clearly defined to the reader?<\/li>\n\t<li>Are <strong>introductions, transitions, and conclusions<\/strong> present, and are they\u00a0clear and logical, and do they contain relevant information?<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>STYLE<\/p>\n<ul><li>Is the <strong>wording appropriate to the audience<\/strong> and to the writer&#8217;s level\u00a0of technical expertise?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is the <strong>level of detail<\/strong> presented appropriate and consistent?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is the overall <strong>tone or voice consistent<\/strong> and appropriate to the audience\u00a0and subject matter?<\/li>\n\t<li>Are the sentences structured effectively and correctly?<\/li>\n\t<li>Are document design and presentation appropriate to the audience and\u00a0subject matter?<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>CORRECTNESS<\/p>\n<ul><li>Has the author used <strong>correct grammar<\/strong> and effective sentence structures?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is punctuation correct?<\/li>\n\t<li>Have <strong>factual claims been substantiated<\/strong> by properly citing references, and is\u00a0there <strong>no plagiarism<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is there <strong>a bibliography<\/strong> for all works cited within the paper?<\/li>\n\t<li>Does the document fit the expected format, and is <strong>the appearance professional<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, let me say that I&#8217;ve never liked rubrics. Imagine art critics having to rate the world&#8217;s art by following a rubric written by some person or committee who meant well but was trying to objectify the judgment process into a list made for fools (which is to say, &#8220;fool-proof&#8221;). 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