iRubric: Synthesis Essay rubric

Thesis is clear and found at the beginning of the opening or first paragraph. Thesis presents a clear topic for the rest of the paper.

Thesis is present and in the proper place. Thesis expresses the main topic, however it is not as strong as it could be. There does not fully express the main topic.

No obvious thesis or main idea is stated.

Each source is summarized and analyzed thoroughly.

The submission is lacking either in the number of sources summarized and analyzed or the summaries and analysis are lacking for one or more source.

There is inadequate analysis or summary of the sources in this submission.

Each paragraph flows to the next paragraph. Paragraphs follow a logical order. Ideas are logically separated into paragraphs.
Each paragraph has a clear topic sentence.
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Some paragraphs flow to the next paragraph. Most paragraphs follow a logical order.
Some of the paragraphs have clear topic sentences while others have weak topic sentences.

Disorganized, choppy and poor sentence structure used.

Final draft is clearly edited. All grammar and spelling are correct, few or no mistakes are made.
Font and margin sizes are correct throughout the paper.

Final draft would have benefited from another editing session. Some grammar and spelling mistakes are made.
Font size is correct, but margin size is incorrect or vice versa.

Spelling and grammar mistakes interfere with the reading and understanding of the paper.
Font and margin sizes are consistently incorrect.