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Powerful Writing 
Powerful Writing
This writing needs to be powerful, memorable, provocative, and moving. It can be suitable of many genres such as memoir, argument, and letters. (This rubric is in response to an assignment for a National Writing Project reading. It is to help a teacher look at assessment of writing differently.)
Rubric Code: DX8BWBX
By rbryant224
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Powerful Writing
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Overall Presentation
4 pts

Presentation means writer paid attention to all instructions and had no misspelling
Poor

Writer did not follow direction as ordered.
6-7 errors
-Name on submission
-Wrong font and/or size
-Line spacing wrong
-Margins incorrect
-Indentations incorrect
Over the word count
-Misspellings
Fair

Memoir is formatted incorrectly with 4-5 errors
Good

Memoir is formatted incorrectly with 2-3 errors
Excellent

Memoir is formatted correctly with 0-1 error
Writing is Powerful
4 pts

Powerful writing begins with the basics of writing. Without this the writing is weak.
Poor

The writing is not something the writer is interested in and does not put forth any effort to keep the reader engaged.
Fair

The writing has basic issues, lost track of audience, tells more than shows, and loses reader's attention.
Good

The writing may have some grammatical issues, develops with some stumbling blocks, shows and tells.
Excellent

The writing is readable, focused, flows, concrete, suited to audience, compelling, and passionate.
Writing is Memorable
4 pts

Memorable writing demands attention to the point that the reader doesn't want to stop reading even when the piece is read.
Poor

The writing is forgotten when the reading is completed.
Fair

The writing is remembered with prompting.
Good

The writing lingers in thoughts for awhile.
Excellent

The writing is compelling and the topic causes thinking even days later.
Writing is Provocative
4 pts

Provocative writing contains power. The power to change things.
Poor

The writing doesn't inspire reaction.
Fair

The writing agrees with the reader's opinions.
Good

The writing brings a spark of awareness in the reader's mind.
Excellent

The writing was written with the intention to make a difference, whether it is in thought or action.
Writing is Moving
4 pts

Moving writing inspires emotionally in a way that makes the reader feel, think, or take action.
Poor

The writing lacks connection to the reader.
Fair

The writing brings out an emotional response, but it doesn't last beyond the initial feeling.
Good

The writing stirs the reader to think about something in a way that they hadn't thought about before and stretches them to be more than they were.
Excellent

The writing connects with the reader in a way that generates a strong impact, feeling or response.




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