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Sidewalk Café Column

The rubric used to grade Sidewalk Café weekly columns.

Rubric Code: Y4BA46

By MarshFeldman

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Subject: Geography

Type: Homework

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Sidewalk Café Column Enter rubric description
	Unacceptable (F) 0 pts	Poor (D) 2 pts	Fair (C) 3 pts	Good (B) 4 pts	Excellent (A) 5 pts
Writing & Clarity 20 % General Quality of Writing and Clarity	Unacceptable (F) Incomprehensible; disregards basic conventions of educated English usage and/or academic writing; careless. Lacks relevant citations and references or uses a style that makes checking references inordinately difficult.	Poor (D) Loosely done; inappropriate use of language and style; disjointed. Omits important information from references.	Fair (C) OK, but not well presented in a scholarly manner; violates basic grammatical or stylistic conventions; excessive nominalization inhibits clarity.	Good (B) Above average; readable and clear transmission of message. Appropriate citations with sufficient bibliographical detail.	Excellent (A) Well written; unambiguous meanings; vivid imagery; polished. References are complete, correct, and usable. When applicable, they conform to standard academic author-date style.
Clarity 10 % Clarity of Organization and Presentation	Unacceptable (F) Incoherent; does not follow logically; really stretching.	Poor (D) Minimally put together; weak job of integration.	Fair (C) Covers main points; adequate organization; not altogether clear.	Good (B) Logical and well argued; a good synthesis that is easy to follow.	Excellent (A) Organization is very good; original presentation.
Coverage 20 % Coverage of topic	Unacceptable (F) Either incoherent or presents only personal opinion, with no evident academic knowledge.	Poor (D) Overlooks most important issues and debates pertaining to the topic	Fair (C) Overlooks some important issues pertaining to the topic.	Good (B) Covers the most important issues pertaining to the topic; may overlook minor issues.	Excellent (A) Covers all important issues pertaining to the posting’s specific topic as framed by the exercise.
Understanding 50 % Understanding of relevant material	Unacceptable (F) Inadequate; insufficient information. Substantially off-topic. Grossly misinterprets the subject. Demonstrates no knowledge of the subject or important issues pertaining to it.	Poor (D) Barely covers the topic; little indication of conventional knowledge of the subject. Misunderstands most concepts it uses.	Fair (C) Average; uses terms without demonstrated understanding of key aspects of the subject or important debates. Misunderstands one or more important concepts.	Good (B) Good evidence of understanding important related concepts and different sides of debates.	Excellent (A) High quality; full and thorough coverage; logically sound; implications well covered; sensitive to nuances. Identifies all relevant concepts and debates, interprets them correctly, and applies them well.