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Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Rubric Code: Q68759 By euge620 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Rhetorical Analysis
	Excellent 4 pts	Developing strongly 3 pts	Emerging 2 pts	Not acceptable 1 pts
Addresses all elements	Excellent Thoroughly and effectively addresses all the elements of the detailed assignment sheet. Overall, presents thoroughly developed, intelligent ideas; sound and logical organization; strong evidence; and emerging voice.	Developing strongly Completes the elements of the assignment; shows some insight but usually with inconsistent precision and clarity.	Emerging Completes the assignment, but with no special insights; the analysis lacks depth and merely states the obvious; conveys the writer's ideas, but they lack appropriate sophistication.	Not acceptable Writer overlooks or perhaps misreads important ideas in the research.
Writing	Excellent The writing demonstrates stylistic sophistication and university-level control over the elements of effective writing, although it is not necessarily faultless.	Developing strongly There may be lapses in correct diction or sophisticated language, but the essay is generally well-written.	Emerging Although the writing conveys the writer's ideas, some elements are under-developed and lapses in appropriate vocabulary or syntax are notable.	Not acceptable May summarize the passages' ideas instead of analyzing them.
Conventions	Excellent Thoroughly developed, intelligent ideas; sound and logical organization; strong evidence; and articulate diction. Adheres to the accepted standards and conventions of university-level writing.	Developing strongly Presents thoroughly developed, intelligent ideas; sound and logical organization; strong evidence; and articulate diction.	Emerging Frequent and notable inconsistencies in grammar, spelling, and usage that interfere with meaning.	Not acceptable Although the writer's ideas are generally understandable, control of language lacking.
Analysis	Excellent Demonstrates significant understanding of the research, its intent, and the rhetorical strategies the authors employ.	Developing strongly Demonstrate sufficient examination of the authors' points and the rhetorical strategies used to enhance the theses.	Emerging Uneven or insufficient understanding of rhetorical strategies. Often, the writer merely lists what he or she observes in the passage instead of analyzing effect.	Not acceptable Demonstrates little discussion of rhetorical strategies or incorrect identification and/or analysis of those strategies.