English 102 Grading Rubric: Rhetorical Analysis

Name: Grade:

Criteria Superior Strong Competent Weak Does not meet

requirements
Audience Students essay is Students essay is Students essay shows The tone and style Student does not
Adaptation consistently written in a mostly written in tone an attempt at often seem off-target write in a tone/style
tone and style and style appropriate appropriateness in tone for audience. appropriate for
appropriate to the for audience. and style, but the Rhetorical choices audience, occasion,
audience (i.e., Aunt Rhetorical choices student makes several work occasionally, or purpose.
Mary). Rhetorical almost always work choices that clearly do but mostly do not
choices are acutely for the purpose and not befit the rhetorical befit the rhetorical
befitting of the purpose occasion, but there situation. situation.
and occasion for which are occasional lapses.
student is writing.
Analytical Student effectively Thoughtfully engages Shows engagement Quotations may not Analysis fails to offer
Engagement employs concepts and with ideas presented with ideas in text by be appropriate for insight into
with Text methods of rhetorical in text. Takes some choosing appropriate analysis; analysis effectiveness of text
analysis to examine the chances. Needs to quotations, but may skims surface or may for authors purpose
text. Focuses on stretch analysis a bit lack sufficient analysis. not relate to purpose and situation.
rhetorical aspects of the further. Employs Inconsistently employs of the assignment. Student does not
text (audience, purpose, concepts and methods concepts and methods Rarely employs apply
rhetorical strategies, of rhetorical analysis of rhetorical analysis methods and methods/concepts of
etc.) and supports effectively and mostly and/or may incorrectly concepts from this rhetorical analysis
claims with textual and focuses on rhetorical apply these strategies unit and/or diverges from this unit and
contextual references. aspects of text. in her/his analysis. too heavily from the does not focus on
The analysis is Analysis diverges from rhetorical aspects of rhetorical aspects of
sophisticated, fresh and the rhetorical aspects text. text.
exciting, posing new of text.
ways to think of the
material.
Organization Follows the Three Cs Mostly follows the Follows the Three Cs Rarely, if ever, Reader has to work
and Unity throughout; developed Three Cs; developed sporadically but shows follows the Three Cs; too hard to make
logical structure, logical structure but an attempt; structure includes confusing or connections due to
sophisticated may lack transitions or may lack development, unclear transitions absence of
transitions, coherent. clear topic sentences. transitions, or clear and topic sentences. transitions &
topic sentences. paragraph
organization.
Writing Significant growth from Ample revisions. Moderate revisions. Few notable changes No clear effort in
Workshop draft to draft; avid Good participation in Average participation b/w drafts. revising the essay.
and Revision participation in workshops and peer in workshops or peer Unmotivated Did not participate in
workshops and peer review. review. participation in peer peer review or
review. review and workshops.
workshops.
Grammar, Exceptional command of Strong command of Problems in language Distracting surface Did you proofread?
Mechanics, language other surface language and other usage and other errors. Citations No in text citations
Spelling, features of text. Correct surface features. surface features. often excluded or and/or works cited
MLA, etc. citation style. Some minimal errors; Several errors in incorrect. page.
citation style often citation style and
used correctly. punctuation.