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 Persuasive Research Project Assessment Rubric
1 = needs significant work, 2 = needs some work, 3 = satisfactory, 4 = excellent

Criteria 1 2 3 4 Comments
Provides the background and need for the research that was ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
conducted
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing
Articulates a controlling purpose that appears early in the project ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Knowledge of conventions
Research is presented intelligibly to the audience in a way that ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
supports the writer’s controlling purpose
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Processes; Knowledge of Conventions
Research is integrated ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Knowledge of Conventions
Key or technical terms are defined and explained ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing
Describes a course of action or research that should be taken, who ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
should undertake this course of action or research, and why it is
likely to yield positive results
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Processes; Knowledge of Conventions
Acknowledges and tries to address any limitations ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Processes; Knowledge of Conventions
Meets length and grammatical requirements. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
Outcomes: ​Processes; Knowledge of Conventions
Includes and meaningfully integrates at least two multimodal ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
elements
Outcomes: ​Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Knowledge of Conventions
Sources are cited according to MLA conventions, and the project ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
includes a Works Cited page at the end of the text
Outcomes​: Knowledge of Conventions

Overall      
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Provides the background and need ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
for the research that was conducted
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing

4: excellent ● Clearly and concretely describes the project’s exigency, audience, and
stakeholders

3: satisfactory ● Describes the project’s exigency, audience, and stakeholders

2: needs some work ● Ambiguously describes the project’s exigency, audience, and stakeholders

1: needs significant ● Does not describe the project’s exigency, audience, and stakeholders
work
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Articulates a controlling purpose ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
that appears early in the project
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Knowledge of
conventions

4: excellent ● Articulates a clear controlling purpose that appears early in the project

3: satisfactory ● Articulates a controlling purpose that appears early in the project

2: needs some work ● Articulates an ambiguous controlling purpose that appears early in the project

1: needs significant ● Does not articulate a controlling purpose that appears early in the project
work
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Research is presented intelligibly to ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
the audience in a way that supports
the writer’s controlling purpose
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Processes; Knowledge of
Conventions

4: excellent ● Research is presented in a way which is clear and easily followed by the reader
● The use of research clearly supports the controlling purpose

3: satisfactory ● Research is presented in a way which is followed by the reader with little
difficulty
● The use of research supports the controlling purpose

2: needs some work ● Research is presented in a way which is followed by the reader with moderate
difficulty
● The use of research does not always support the controlling purpose

1: needs significant ● Does not present research in a way which can be followed by the reader
work ● The use of research does not support the controlling purpose
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Research is integrated ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Processes; Knowledge of
Conventions

4: excellent ● It is clear to the reader what all quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are
doing in the project

3: satisfactory ● It is clear to the reader what most quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are
doing in the project

2: needs some work ● It is clear to the reader what some quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are
doing in the project

1: needs significant ● It is unclear to the reader what most quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
work are doing in the project
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Key or technical terms are defined ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
and explained
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing

4: excellent ● Key or technical terms are defined and explained in detail

3: satisfactory ● Key or technical terms are defined and explained in some detail

2: needs some work ● Key or technical terms are defined and explained with few details

1: needs significant ● Key or technical terms are not defined and explained
work
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Describes a course of action or ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
research that should be taken, who
should undertake this course of
action or research, and why it is
likely to yield positive results
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Processes; Knowledge of
Conventions

4: excellent ● Describes a course of action or research to be taken in detail

● Clearly articulates who should undertake the course of action or research
● Makes a convincing case why the course of action will yield positive results

3: satisfactory ● Describes a course of action or research to be taken in detail in some detail

● Articulates who should undertake the course of action or research
● Makes a reasonable case why the course of action will yield positive results

2: needs some work ● Describes a course of action or research to be taken but lacks detail
● Ambiguously articulates who should undertake the course of action or research
● Makes a tenuous case why the course of action will yield positive results

1: needs significant ● Does not describe a course of action or research to be taken in any detail
work ● Does not articulate who should undertake the course of action or research
● Does not make a case why the course of action will yield positive results
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Acknowledges and tries to address ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
any limitations
Outcomes​: Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Processes; Knowledge of
Conventions

4: excellent ● Clearly acknowledges limitations in the project

● Attempts to address limitations in the project

3: satisfactory ● Acknowledges limitations in the project

● Attempts to address limitations in the project

2: needs some work ● Ambiguously acknowledges limitations in the project

● Attempts to address limitations in the project

1: needs significant ● Does not acknowledge limitations in the project

work ● Does not attempt to address limitations in the project
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Meets length and grammatical ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
requirements.
Outcomes: ​Processes; Knowledge of
Conventions

4: excellent ● Meets length requirements

● There are little to no grammatical issues

3: satisfactory ● Meets length requirements

● There are some grammatical issues

2: needs some work ● Meets length requirements

● There are significant grammatical issues

1: needs significant ● Does not meet length requirements AND/OR

work ● Grammatical issues interfere with the reader’s comprehension of the text
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Includes and meaningfully integrates ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
at least two multimodal elements
Outcomes: ​Rhetorical Knowledge;
Critical Thinking, Reading, and
Composing; Knowledge of
Conventions

4: excellent ● Includes at least two multimodal elements

● The multimodal elements are integral to the text and clearly add meaning to the
overall piece of writing

3: satisfactory ● Includes at least two multimodal elements

● The multimodal elements are linked to some elements of the text and add some
meaning to the overall piece of writing

2: needs some work ● Includes at least one multimodal element

● The multimodal elements are somewhat disconnected and have ambiguous
meaning with respect to the overall piece of writing

1: needs significant ● There are no multimodal elements that are meaningfully integrated
work
Criterion: 1 2 3 4 Comments
Sources are cited according to MLA ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐      
conventions, and the project
includes a Works Cited page at the
end of the text
Outcomes​: Knowledge of
Conventions

4: excellent ● There is no more than one error pattern in source citation

● There is a Works Cited page at the end of the text

3: satisfactory ● There are no more than two error patterns in source citation
● There is a Works Cited page at the end of the text

2: needs some work ● There are not more than three error patterns in source citation
● There is a Works Cited page at the end of the text

1: needs significant ● There are four or more error patterns in source citation AND/OR
work ● There is no Works Cited page at the end of the text