WRIT *33 Essay 2 Rubric PDF
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ESSAY 2 EVALUATION RUBRIC 1 When I was assigning a provisional grade to your draft, I first asked some basic questions: • Does it tell a focused small picture story? Yes No • Does it tell a big picture story grounded in library research into history? Yes No • Are the two stories woven together? Yes No • Would the audience for the draft likely find it easy to follow? Yes No • Has the draft been effectively proofread and edited? Yes No • Does the draft match MLA conventions, as well as the other requirements outlined on the “Formatting your work” page our blog? Yes No If so, your draft qualifies for at least a C. Then, I considered some other criteria to decide whether you draft merited an A or B: Storytelling Yes Mostly Partly No Does the draft stick to storytelling and refrain from arguing? Is small picture story clearly organized around a central conflict? Is the big picture story clearly one of large-scale historical change? Is there a clear and sustained connection between small picture conflict and large-scale historical change? Is the overall story told vividly and concretely? Is the overall story effectively plotted? Does the story move smoothly and elegantly between big picture and small? Does the story yield insight into a larger theme? Would both “halves” of the audience for this piece likely find it thought- provoking? Research Yes Mostly Partly No As reflected in the annotated bibliography, was the research conducted thoroughly and thoughtfully? Did the writer use the research effectively in his/her writing? Sentence-level style Yes Mostly Partly No Are sentences clear and easy to understand? Are sentences largely free of errors in grammar, punctuation, etc.? 1 Adapted from Doug Hesse, Writing Beyond Writing Classes (2010), 31–33.
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ESSAY 2 EVALUATION RUBRIC1 When I was assigning a provisional grade to your draft, I first asked some basic questions: • Does it tell a focused small picture story? Yes No • Does it tell a big picture story grounded in library research into history? Yes No • Are the two stories woven together? Yes No • Would the audience for the draft likely find it easy to follow? Yes No • Has the draft been effectively proofread and edited? Yes No • Does the draft match MLA conventions, as well as the other requirements
outlined on the “Formatting your work” page our blog? Yes
No
If so, your draft qualifies for at least a C. Then, I considered some other criteria to decide whether you draft merited an A or B: Storytelling Yes Mostly Partly No Does the draft stick to storytelling and refrain from arguing? Is small picture story clearly organized around a central conflict? Is the big picture story clearly one of large-scale historical change? Is there a clear and sustained connection between small picture conflict and large-scale historical change?
Is the overall story told vividly and concretely? Is the overall story effectively plotted? Does the story move smoothly and elegantly between big picture and small? Does the story yield insight into a larger theme? Would both “halves” of the audience for this piece likely find it thought-provoking?
Research Yes Mostly Partly No As reflected in the annotated bibliography, was the research conducted thoroughly and thoughtfully?
Did the writer use the research effectively in his/her writing? Sentence-level style Yes Mostly Partly No Are sentences clear and easy to understand? Are sentences largely free of errors in grammar, punctuation, etc.?
1 Adapted from Doug Hesse, Writing Beyond Writing Classes (2010), 31–33.
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