301 Portfolio SLOs Rubric

SLO Absent or Below

Basic
Developing Proficient Advanced
1 Write formally
and
informally, in-
class and out-
of-class, for a
variety of
audiences and
purposes.
Audience's needs
are often not
recognized: terms
and ideas need
explanation and
language needs
adjustment for the
audience.
Purpose isn't clear
or achieved. Few
changes between
genres and styles.
Shows some
attention to
audience's needs,
sometimes
defining necessary
terms and ideas
and using
audience-
appropriate
language. Purpose
may be unclear at
times, and it may
not be achieved
convincingly.
Demonstrates
difficulty in
transitioning
between genres
and styles.
Shows attention to
audience's needs,
defining necessary
terms and ideas and
using audience-
appropriate
language. Purpose
may be implied, but
it's clear and
achieved. Transitions
between genres and
styles competently.
Shows sophisticated
attention to
audience's needs,
defining necessary
terms and ideas and
using audience-
appropriate
language. Purpose is
clear and achieved
with style.
Transitions between
genres and styles
with ease.
2 Find, evaluate,
select,
synthesize,
organize,
ethically cite,
and present
information
from a variety
of sources
appropriate to
their
disciplines.
Omits or uses
incorrectly MLA-
or APA-style
parenthetical
citations,
quotation marks,
and works cited
list. Drops
quotations and
ideas into text
without
introducing source
when introduction
is needed.
Frequently uses
irrelevant sources.
A few errors in
MLA- or APA-style
parenthetical
citations,
quotation marks,
and works cited
list. Often
includes sources
names without
introduction when
an introduction is
necessary.
Sometimes uses
irrelevant sources.
Correctly uses MLA-
or APA-style
parenthetical
citations, quotation
marks, and works
cited list. Usually
introduces each
source fully when
appropriatereader
knows who did the
research or
communicating, for
whom, and why. Use
of sources is usually
relevant.
Correctly uses MLA-
or APA-style
parenthetical
citations, quotation
marks, and works
cited list. When
appropriate,
introduces each
source fullyreader
knows who did the
research or
communicating, for
whom, and why. Use
of sources is always
relevant.
3 Compare,
contrast, and
synthesize
carefully and
objectively the
relative merits
of alternative
or opposing
arguments,
assumptions,
and cultural
values.
Fails to consider
the relative merits
of alternative or
opposing
arguments,
assumptions, and
cultural values.
Attempts to
compare, contrast,
and synthesize the
relative merits of
alternative or
opposing
arguments,
assumptions, and
cultural values, but
may lack
objectivity or
thoroughness in
the comparison.
Compares, contrasts,
and synthesizes the
relative merits of
alternative or
opposing arguments,
assumptions, and
cultural values.
Compares, contrasts,
and synthesizes
carefully, objectively,
and insightfully the
relative merits of
alternative or
opposing arguments,
assumptions, and
cultural values.
4 Organize ones
thoughts and
communicate
them clearly
and
persuasively to
address a
rhetorical
situation.
Organizational
devices (thesis,
topic sentences,
and transitions)
may be absent,
unrelated to the
prompt, or
illogically
connected.
Paragraphs are
usually not
unified or
organized.
Organizational
devices (thesis,
topic sentences,
and transitions) fit
the prompt, but
may be vague, too
broad, or
inconsistently or
illogically linked.
Paragraphs may
not be unified.
Clear, specific
organizational
devices (thesis, topic
sentences, and
transitions) fit the
prompt and tie ideas
together adequately.
Paragraphs are
usually unified.
Clear, specific
organizational
devices (thesis, topic
sentences, headings,
transitions) fit the
prompt and tie ideas
together logically
and seamlessly.
Paragraphs are
always unified.
Inadequate,
inappropriate,
illogical, or
irrelevant
reasoning and
evidence.
Over uses or
under-analyzes
evidence. May
omit reasoning
and include some
irrelevant, illogical,
or unpersuasive
evidence.
Usually supports the
thesis and paragraph
claims with
persuasive reasoning
and credible,
relevant, logical,
analyzed evidence.
Supports the thesis
and paragraph claims
with relevant,
thorough, logical,
and insightful
reasoning and
analyzed evidence.
5 Recognize,
evaluate, and
employ the
features and
contexts of
language and
design that
express and
Tone and/or
design usually
suggest/s an
absence of
awareness of
audience and/or
generic
conventions.
Tone and/or
design are/is
sometimes
inappropriate or
unconventional.
Appropriate tone and
design conform to
assigned audience
and genre.
Sophisticated tone
and design engage
reader and conform
to assigned audience
and genre.
influence
meaning and
that
demonstrate
sensitivity to
gender and
cultural
differences.
Spelling, syntax,
diction, or
punctuation errors
impede
readability.
Spelling, syntax,
diction, or
punctuation errors
impede readability
or otherwise
distract from
meaning.
Spelling, syntax,
diction, or
punctuation errors
are few and do not
distract from
meaning.
Outstanding control
of language,
including effective
diction and sentence
variety.
6 Improve ones
own and
others writing
skills through
the
assessment
and critique of
written works.
Fails to offer
specific critique to
peers and fails to
respond to peer
and instructor
critique during
revision.
Offers thoughtful,
though sometimes
vague critique to
peers and
attempts to
respond to peer
and instructor
critique during
revision.
Offers specific
critique to peers and
responds
thoughtfully to peer
and instructor
critique during
revision.
Offers insightful,
specific critique to
peers and responds
thoughtfully to peer
and instructor
critique during
revision.
I like the subject matter that you have chosen as it is an issue I am aware of. I actually carry a stainless steel
water bottle filled with tap water that I run through a Brita filter. I agree that plastic waste is extremely harmful
to the environment and needs to be stopped. With that said, my biggest issue with your paper is that I don't feel
like you are making an argument against the use of water bottles. It feels more like you are reporting on the
subject of water bottles and their contribution to plastic pollution. Take a stand; tell me how harmful water
bottles are to the environment. Tell me about how much of the ocean if filled with plastic from water bottles
and that sea life is dying because of this. Then tell me what we can do to stop the problem before its too late.
You have some interesting ideas but they are unclear at times, which interrupts the flow of the paper. Also as
you will see from your hard copy, I have marked a lot of redundancies. These make your paper hard to read. I
hope this critique along with the marked up hard copy help you with your paper.