363 Portfolio SLOs Rubric

By Leslie Bruce
SLO Absent or Below Basic Developing Proficient
Rhetorical Awareness: Shows Rarely or never meets Occasionally meets these Usually meets these criteria;
sophisticated attention to audience's these criteria. criteria. Flawed execution uneven performance.
needs, defining necessary terms and on more than a few
ideas and using audience-appropriate occasions.
language. The assignment's purpose is
1 clear and achieved with style. Transitions
between genres and styles with ease.

Ethical Research: Correctly uses MLA-, Rarely or never meets Occasionally meets these Usually meets these criteria;
APA-, or other appropriate style these criteria. criteria. Flawed execution uneven performance.
parenthetical citations, quotation marks, on more than a few
and works cited list. Introduces each occasions.
source fully when appropriate—reader
2 knows who did the research or
communicating, for whom, and why.

Persuasion: Supports controlling ideas Rarely or never meets Occasionally meets these Usually meets these criteria;
and paragraph claims with relevant, these criteria. criteria. Flawed execution uneven performance.
thorough, and insightful reasoning and on more than a few
analyzed evidence. Sources are occasions.
judiciously balanced and synthesized
3 (with author's opinions and analysis,
when appropriate).

Organization: Clear, specific Rarely or never meets Occasionally meets these Usually meets these criteria;
organizational devices (thesis, statement these criteria. criteria. Flawed execution uneven performance.
of purpose, or controlling idea; topic on more than a few
sentences, headings, tabs, dropdowns, occasions.
transitions, page intros) tie ideas together
4 logically and seamlessly. Paragraphs are
unified.
 Language: Outstanding control of Rarely or never meets Occasionally meets these Usually meets these criteria;
language, including effective diction and these criteria. criteria. Flawed execution uneven performance.
sentence variety. Communicates the on more than a few
text's message clearly. Language occasions.
respects gender and cultural differences.

5
Design: Sophisticated, consistent design Rarely or never meets Occasionally meets these Usually meets these criteria;
follows effective design principles (e.g., these criteria. criteria. Flawed execution uneven performance.
alignment, proximity) and enriches the on more than a few
text's message. occasions.

Collaboration: Offers insightful, specific Rarely or never meets Occasionally meets these Usually meets these criteria;
critique to peers and responds these criteria. criteria. Flawed execution uneven performance.
thoughtfully to peer and instructor on more than a few
critique during peer review and revision. occasions.
The style and substance of any
6 collaborative documents are unified; they
appear as though one writer composed
them.
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Consistently meets all criteria.

Consistently meets all criteria.

Consistently meets all criteria.

Consistently meets all criteria.

Consistently meets all criteria.

Consistently meets all criteria.

Consistently meets all criteria.