Curriculum Guide for the Teacher Cadet Course: Experiencing Education, Eleventh Edition
Assignment:
Rubric for Analytical Reports or Essays
Ranking Point Value Descriptors
Superior Competence
High Competence
5 An essay or report in this category:
v States or clearly implies the writer’ s position or thesis v Demonstrates critical analysis of the text and / or topic v Organizes and develops ideas logically v Clearly explains key ideas, supporting them with well-chosen reasons, examples, or details v Displays effective sentence variety v Is virtually free of errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics
4 An essay or report in this category:
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v States or clearly implies the writer’ s position or thesis v Makes apt and specific reference to the text and / or topic v Organizes and develops ideas clearly v Explains key ideas, supporting them with relevant reasons, examples or details. v Displays some sentence variety v Is generally free of errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics |
Competence |
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An essay or report in this category: |
Minimal Competence
Little or No Competence v States or implies the writer’ s position or thesis v Addresses the general meaning of the text or topic, perhaps presenting a simplistic view v Shows control in organization and development of ideas v Explains some key ideas, supporting them with adequate reasons, examples, or details v Displays some sentence variety v May display errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics, but these do not detract from the reading of the essay
2 An essay or report in this category demonstrates some competence, but reveals one or more of the following weaknesses:
v Limited in stating or implying a position or thesis v Analysis of text or topic is vague, mechanical, incomplete, or overly generalized v Limited control in organization and development of ideas v Inadequate reasons, examples, or details to explain key ideas v Displays little sentence variety v An accumulation of errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics
1 An essay or report in this category is seriously flawed, revealing one or more of the following weaknesses:
v An accumulation of errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics v Very little or no development of idea v Few or no relevant reasons, examples, or details v Little or no sentence variety v Frequent serious errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics
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