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Ethnography Review Ethnography Review Rubric Code: S2X8W95 By rcrtaylor Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Ethnography Review
	Excellent (A) 9-10 pts (N/A)	Good/Acceptable (B-C) 7-8 pts (N/A)	Needs Improvement (D-F) 0-6 pt (N/A)
Content 3 pts	Excellent (A) Includes a clear, concise, and sufficient summary of the main features of the ethnography (arguments, methods, and evidence).	Good/Acceptable (B-C) Presents a general summary of the ethnography, but central arguments or some aspects of the book are unclear.	Needs Improvement (D-F) Presents little or no summary of the ethnography. Summarizes main moments in the ethnography, but not the author's overall arguments.
Critique 3 pts	Excellent (A) The review includes a thorough and sophisticated assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the author's approach and methods. The reviewer's perspective and critiques are supported with specific examples from the text.	Good/Acceptable (B-C) The review includes some basic critique, but the full basis for this critique is unclear. The reviewer's perspective requires additional support to be convincing.	Needs Improvement (D-F) The review mostly summarizes the ethnography and includes little discussion or critique. The review states basic opinions ("I liked it" or "I hated it") that are not analytical or supported by with details from the ethnography.
Relevance 2 pts	Excellent (A) The review draws on course themes to assess the relevance of the ethnography to the anthropological study of the United States and to specific audiences (including undergraduate courses).	Good/Acceptable (B-C) The review references course themes, but the precise relevance of the ethnography to the course or specific audiences could be clearer.	Needs Improvement (D-F) The review makes little or no reference to the relevance of course themes. No discussion of potential audiences for the ethnography is included.
Organization 1 pts	Excellent (A) The review is clearly organized and easy to follow. There is a smooth flow from one idea to the next.	Good/Acceptable (B-C) The review is fairly well organized, but paragraph structures and transitions need some improvement.	Needs Improvement (D-F) The review is disorganized and the overall structure is unclear.
Mechanics 1 pts	Excellent (A) Contains virtually no spelling, grammatical, or mechanical errors.	Good/Acceptable (B-C) Contains very few spelling, grammatical, or mechanical errors.	Needs Improvement (D-F) Contains a patterns of spelling, grammatical, and mechanical errors.