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Visual Rhetorical Analysis Describing the argument made by a political cartoon Rubric Code: K4CA3C By rellingrw Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Visual Rhetorical Analysis
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Needs Improvement (N/A)
Thesis statement	Excellent The thesis statement is clear, well-developed and easy to locate. The body of the paper supports the thesis well. The conclusion restates the thesis eloquently and forcefully.	Good Something is missing. The thesis may be unclear or too broad. The body may not support the thesis. The conclusion may not restate the thesis.	Needs Improvement Many things are either missing or not well developed.
Visual Analysis	Excellent The political cartoon is thoroughly analyzed. All of the objects are explained. The appropriate techniques are mentioned. Nothing in the cartoon is omitted. The writer presents the analysis in an orderly and coherent fashion.	Good Something is missing. Some of the objects may have been overlooked. The cartoonist's technique may not have been mentioned.	Needs Improvement The readers does not have confidence in the interpretation presented by the writer.
Context of the issue	Excellent The writer puts the cartoon into its appropriate context. The writer understands the issue well enough to interpret the cartoon's argument successfully.	Good Either the context of the issue is not presented well, or the cartoon's argument is not well developed.	Needs Improvement The reader does not believe the writer understands the issue well.
Style and correctness	Excellent The paper is a pleasure to read. A reader does not notice any mistakes in spelling or grammar. The writer has created a tone that is well matched to the topic and point of view.	Good The reader notices mistakes in the prose. Or, the writer's tone seems at odds with the topic.	Needs Improvement There are many problems.