iRubric: Paper 2: Refrigerator Analysis rubric

Diction prevents clear and concise communication.

Wordy or unnecessarily complex sentences may provide a major distraction to the reader.

The reader may not understand the idea of the sentence.

Grammatical & mechanical errors distract the reader. These errors may prevent understanding of content in major ways.

Word choice is vague and generic. Does not contribute to clear and concise communication.

Wordy or unnecessarily complex sentences may provide a minor distraction to the reader.

Many sentences may contain good ideas but the syntax may need work.

Noticeable grammatical & mechanical errors. These errors may prevent understanding of content in minor ways.

May have a few wordy or unnecessarily complex sentences.

A few sentences may contain good ideas but the syntax may need work.

Few grammatical & mechanical errors that do not distract the reader.

Conscious, specific, and appropriate word choice contributes to clear and concise communication.

No grammatical & mechanical errors.

Sources are unconnected to the content.

A reader might not understand how multiple sources relate to the rest of the paper.

A reader might not understand how a source relates to the rest of the paper.

Sources integrated into the text.

The evidence and insights appears unconnected to the purpose or each other.

Some of evidence and insights may confuse the reader.

The analysis provides evidence based, logical insights for the reader, but the connections may not be entirely clear to the reader.

The analysis provides evidence based, logical insights for the reader.