Rubric for Rhetorical Citizenship Paper

ENC 3331: Rhetoric and Civic Engagement

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Discusses Rhetorical, Defines Uses readings in

citizenship
definitions and beyond

Uses definition to discuss own

experience

Excellent

Uses definitions from readings

and examines them critically;
combines these definitions as
well as perhaps outside
resources to create own
definition of rhetorical
citizenship

Good

Engages some with definitions; Some use of readings Makes some connection
may accept definitions less
from the class. Attempt between definition and
critically; an attempt is made to at correct internal
experience.
combine into own definition.
citation, though there
may be some errors.

Satisfactory

Definition offered, perhaps less Uses readings from

critically.
class. Some internal
citation.

Definition and experience

connect on a basic level.

Needs
Improvement

May offer a single simple

definition of rhetoric or
citizenship or both; uncritical
discussion of said definition.

Discusses both definition of

rhetorical citizenship and
experience, but connection
between the two is weak.

Total Points and additional comments:

In-depth engagement
Makes clear connections
with multiple readings between definition and
from the class. In-text
experience.
citations are correct and
writer introduces
scholars, and then
discusses meaning or
so what? in own
words.

May use readings, but

does so uncritically,
without citation, or
misreads / misinterprets
meaning of readings.