Mini Unit Rubric: Editorial

Zacharii Currie

Editorial

Spelling and
grammar

Few or less
grammatical
errors

Rare instances
of grammatical
errors

Overwhelming
amount of
grammatical
errors

Strong and
focused
argument and
effective thesis

Strong,
convincing
argument with
a powerful
thesis
statement

Solid reasons
and evidence
to support
argument

Uses logical
reasoning and
relevant
evidence to
support claims
Utilizes
enlightening
details and
resources to
great effect

Solid
argument.
Meets
expectations
Perhaps
inconsistent at
times
Adequately
supports
claims with
reasons and
evidence
Uses
descriptions
and relevant
sources to
support
arguments.
Work is
organized and
appropriately
formatted

Considerable
grammatical
errors to the
extent of
distraction
Weak
argument with
ineffective
thesis

Use of detail
and relevant
sources

Structure and
Formatting

Very structured
writing.
Formatting is
exact.

Fails to
construct an
argument

Poor reasoning. Fails to support

Lack of
claims
sufficient
evidence.
Uses miniscule
or irrelevant
sources.
Writing lacks
detail.

Fails to utilize
details and/or
resources to
support
argument.

Lacks
organization
and/or correct
format

Poorly
organized
document