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GRADING RUBRIC FOR PRACTICAL PROPOSAL

Letter of Transmittal and Document Design 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0


 Has an effective letter of transmittal (addressed to appropriate Meets all Meets some Meets few
decision-maker; serves as executive summary: briefly explains criteria at criteria; criteria
problem, describes proposed solution, and summarizes supporting high level uneven
reasons)
 Has professional appearance; good document design with clear
headings and appropriately labeled diagrams (if needed); conveys
strong ethos
Presentation of the Problem 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
 Clearly describes the problem without presupposing the solution Meets all Meets some Meets few
 Gives problem “presence” (chooses appropriate methods for criteria at criteria; criteria;
motivating reader to care about problem) high level; uneven; often
 Adequately develops the problem (shows who is affected, what is clear and occasionally unclear or
at stake); anticipates objections of a skeptical reader who developed thin; some undevelope
dismisses the problem lapses in d
clarity
Description of the Proposed Solution 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
 Describes proposed solution clearly Meets all Meets some Meets few
 Uses diagrams effectively (if appropriate) criteria at criteria; criteria;
 Explains costs; pays attention to practical details; convinces reader high level; uneven or often
that writer has done his or her homework clear, easy has some unclear or
 Solution is made to seem “do-able” to follow lapses in undevelope
 If writer proposes a “planning committee” to develop details of clarity or d
solution, writer clearly points out the details of a successful solution developmen
t
Justification for Proposed Solution 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
 Strongly motivates reader to act on the proposal; designs Meets all Meets some Meets few
justification section by imagining chief reasons for audience criteria at criteria; criteria;
resistance high level; uneven or often
 States clear, effective reasons in support of proposal clear, easy has some unclear or
 Supports reasons with effective evidence to follow lapses in undevelope
 Effectively ties into values and beliefs of audience clarity or d
developmen
t
Overall Clarity of Writing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
 Follows reader-expectation theory (forecasting, mapping; old/new Meets all Meets some Meets few
contract; strong organization with topic sentences at head of criteria at criteria; criteria
paragraphs) high level uneven
 Is clear, concise, adequately developed, and graceful
 (excludes sentence level correctness (grammar/editing—see
penalty below)
Overall Effectiveness of Document 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
 Effectively accomplishes writer’s purpose of calling attention to a Ready to Good Back to the
problem, proposing a solution, and giving strong reasons for acting submit with potential but drawing
on the proposal. only minor some/ board
 Will make a persuasive first impression on intended audience if revisions significant
sent in present form revision still
 Shows strong “ethos”—gives decision maker a favorable needed
impression of the writer’s professional, motives, and good will

Deductions for rule-based errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, or spelling


POSITIVE ETHOS ANNOYING NOISE ERRORS DESTROY ETHOS
+5 0 -3 -5 -8 -10 -12 -15

Extra credit for using Writing Center +5 +8 (if you include a description of what happened at the session
and how you revised your draft after the session)

John Bean, Seattle University

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