EssayRubric
EssayRubric
Essay #:
Draft #:
Critical
Thinking
Processes of
Writing
Knowledge of
Conventions
Information Literacy
Emerging – Need for improvement outweighs apparent strengths. Little evidence of outcome present.
*Rhetorical Awareness, as illustrated by the ability to:
• Focus on a purpose
• Respond to the needs of different audiences
• Respond appropriately to different kinds of rhetorical situations
• Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation
• Adopt appropriate voice, tone, and level of formality
• Address an assignment and satisfy requirements of it.
• Demonstrate awareness of the need for multiple drafts and revision to create and complete a successful text
• Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proofreading
• Understand writing as an open process that permits writers to use later invention and re-thinking to revise their work
• Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes
• Learn to critique their own and others’ works
• Reflect on their own writing process