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072 Problem/Solution Essay Rough Draft

Rubric Code: VXW3C8A

By courtneyking

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Subject: Foreign Languages

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Invention Essay
	Missing 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Assignment	Missing Essay does not answer the prompt at all, is not about an environmental problem/solution, and is considerably short in length.	Poor Essay is missing 2 or more components and does all completed components poorly.	Fair Essay is missing 2 or more components of the assignment, but adequately completes the components present.	Good Essay is missing 1 component of the assignment. Adequately completes the components present.	Excellent Essay answers the prompt completely, describes the problem and offers three solutions, and is not missing any information.
Focus	Missing Essay is very unfocused, does not stick with the topic, and confuses the reader.	Poor Many off-topic sentences, often confusing.	Fair Several off-topic sentences, sometimes confusing.	Good A little unfocused (in one or two sentences), but overall, easy to follow.	Excellent Stays on topic for the whole paper, never strays into other topics, very easy to follow.
Organization	Missing Organization is completely illogical and confusing. Difficult to follow. Does not attempt to flow, or form proper paragraphs.	Poor Shows a little organization, but still confusing, difficult to follow, with improper paragraphs.	Fair Has paragraphs, but topic sentences may not help organize, and might be confusing at times, not always coherent.	Good Has good paragraphing, most topic sentences help organize, rarely confusing, and mostly coherent.	Excellent Good, logical paragraphing, all topic sentences help organize, never confusing, and always coherent.
Support	Missing No reasons or examples given.	Poor A few reasons, but they do not contribute to the understanding of the topic.	Fair Some reasons, objections, and examples, but with some information missing. Not completely clear.	Good Provides enough reasons/objections/examples, but could use more to make the ideas totally clear.	Excellent Provides reasons, objections and examples that are creative/interesting/thoughtful and help make the paper clear and enjoyable to read.
Proofreading	Missing Paper is filled with errors. Distracting and difficult to read.	Poor Many errors, some distracting from meaning.	Fair Quite a few errors, sometimes distracting from meaning.	Good Some errors, but rarely distracting.	Excellent Few errors, never distracting.
Transitions	Missing Did not use any transitions.	Poor Some transitions attempted, but used incorrectly.	Fair Paragraphs are often introduced by a transition, but transitions are used inappropriately.	Good Every paragraph is introduced by a transition, but transitions are sometimes used incorrectly.	Excellent Every paragraph is introduced by a transition. Transitions are used correctly and creatively.
Vocabulary	Missing Did not use vocabulary from the unit.	Poor Used a few vocabulary words from the unit, but did not bother to highlight them.	Fair Used and highlighted 3-5 vocabulary words, but some may be used incorrectly.	Good Used and highlighted 4-5 vocabulary words, and all are used correctly.	Excellent Used and highlighted 5 vocabulary words correctly and creatively.
Outline/Pattern	Missing Has no discernable outline/organizational pattern.	Poor Does not follow any of the problem/solution outlines provided in the assignment packets, inconsistency distracts from the message.	Fair Does not follow any of the problem/solution outlines provided in the assignment packets, does not demonstrate clear planning.	Good Tries to follow one of the problem/solution paper outlines provided in the assignment packets.	Excellent Follows one of the problem/solution paper outlines provided in the assignment packets and does so in an interesting way.
Sources	Missing Does not use outside sources.	Poor Essay may use one quote, but the quote is misused and ineffective.	Fair Essay uses quotes, paraphrases, and/or summaries from one or two outside sources, but does so in a distracting or negative way.	Good Essay uses quotes, paraphrases, and/or summaries from two outside sources, but the quotes do not contribute to the effectiveness of the paper.	Excellent Essay uses quotes, paraphrases, and/or summaries from two outside sources effectively, adding to the overall message of the paper.
References	Missing Essay does not have a references page.	Poor Essay has a references page, but some sources are missing.	Fair Essay has a references page, but sources are formatted inconsistently.	Good Essay has a references page and each source is formatted in a consistent way.	Excellent Essay has a references page and each source used in the paper is put into APA format (or something close to it).
APA	Missing Formatting is distracting.	Poor Did not attempt APA/extremely inconsistent.	Fair May or may not have attempted APA, inconsistent at times.	Good Attempted APA, but did so inconsistently.	Excellent Attempted APA and formatted the paper consistently throughout.
Peer Review	Missing Did not attend peer review.	Poor Participated in peer review with an incomplete draft.	Fair Attended peer review, but was distracted and participated poorly.	Good Attended peer review, but did not participate fully.	Excellent Completed peer review satisfactorily.

Subjects:

Foreign Languages

Types:

Writing

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