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Critical Review Rubric

Critical Book Review

Rubric for Critical Review of Secondary Sources

Rubric Code: H8C8B5

By psheedy

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Graduate

Critical Review Rubic
	The A Review (N/A)	The B Review (N/A)	The C Review (N/A)	The D Review (N/A)	The F Review (N/A)
Overview/Summary 20 %	The A Review - Demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts, themes and ideas presented in the work. - Summary is clear and concise.	The B Review Demonstrates an understanding of most of the concepts, themes, and ideas presented in the work. Summary is clear, but is somewhat repetitive and disorganized.	The C Review Demonstrates only a partial understanding of most of the concepts, themes, and ideas in the work. Summary is somewhat confusing and difficult to follow.	The D Review Demonstrates verly little comprehension of the any of the concepts, themes, and idea presented in the work. Summary is confusing and incomplete, and suggests that the work was not read in its entirety.	The F Review No evidence of completion and/or concern about material or assignment
Review/Critique 50 %	The A Review - Demonstrates sophistication of thought. - Communicates clearly and follows a logical sequence. - Understands and critically evaluates the work in terms of theoretical perspective, contextualization, documentation, balance, significance and appropriateness of conclusions, and style.	The B Review - Presents sound points and argument. - Communicates clearly and follows a logical sequence, with some minor lapses. - Understands the work, but does not critically evaluate all aspects of it.	The C Review - Well-stated, but vague arguments. - Uses general terms and does not always follow a logical sequence. - Shows basic comprehension of the work, with lapses in understanding. - Describes but does not critically evaluate the work.	The D Review - Rudimentary, vague arguments - Does not have a clear central idea or does not respond appropriately to the assignment. - Shows a basic misunderstanding of the work.	The F Review - Absence of any clear arguments
Organization 20 % 20 points	The A Review - Well organized with coherent structure - Sophisticated transitional sentences often develop one idea from the previous one or identify their logical relations. It guides the reader through the chain of reasoning or progression of ideas.	The B Review - May stray at times from analysis to description. - Shows a logical progression of ideas and uses fairly sophisticated transitional devices; e.g., may move from least to more important idea. - Some logical links may be faulty, but each paragraph clearly relates to paper's central idea.	The C Review - No disconcernible structure, but central focus of paper still easily understood. - Transitions are not in a logical sequence. - While each paragraph may relate to central idea, logic is not always clear.	The D Review - Random organization, lacking internal paragraph structure and uses few or inappropriate transitions. - Paragraphs may lack topic sentences or main ideas, or may be too general or too specific to be effective. - Paragraphs may not all relate to paper's subject.	The F Review Sloppy, disoriented manner
Formatting/grammer/spelling 10 %	The A Review Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct. - Language is clear and precise; sentences display consistently strong, varied structure. - Citations used appropriately when necessary. - Citations and bibliography correctly formatted.	The B Review Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. - Language lacks clarity or includes the use of some jargon or conversational tone. - Citations are used appropriately. - Citations and bibliography contain a few formatting errors	The C Review -Paper contains several grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. -Language consistently lacks clarity, sentence structure may be wordy, unfocused, repetitive, or confusing. - Not all citations that are necessary are provided. - Citations and bibligoraphy contain numerous formatting errors. bibliographical format.	The D Review Paper contains many grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. -Reader unable to understand or see connections between thoughts. - Many necessary citations are missing. - There is no consistency in the formatting of the citations and bibliography.	The F Review Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. -Impossible for the reader to follow thinking from sentence to sentence. - Few, if any, necessary citations are provided. - Bibliography is missing or incomplete

Subjects:

History

Types:

Writing

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