UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

COLLEGE OF NURSING
Department of Philosophy
CHED Center of Excellence for Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY ESSAY RUBRIC

NAME: ________________________________________ SECTION: _________

NEEDS
UNSATISFACTORY COMPETENT EXEMPLARY
CATEGORY (3 POINTS)
IMPOROVEMENT
(8 POINTS) (10 POINTS)
(5 POINTS)
Difficulty to identify, Easily identifiable,
Unclear, buried, poorly Promising, but may be
inconsistently maintained, interesting, plausible,
Thesis or provides little around
articulated, lacking in unclear or lacking
novel, sophisticated,
insight and originality. insight or originality.
which to structure paper. insightful, clear.
Generally clear and
Evident, understandable,
appropriate, though
Generally unclear, appropriated for thesis.
may wander
unfocused, often wanders Essay is focused and
Unclear, unfocused, occasionally. May have
or jumps around. Few or unified. Words chosen
disorganized, lacking in some unclear transitions
Structure & Style unity, transitions abrupt or
weak transitions. Does not
or lack of coherence.
effectively. Excellent
provide sufficient transitions between points.
confusing, context unclear. Does not fully
information, explanation Anticipates reader’s need
appreciate reader’s
and context for readers. for information,
need for information,
explanation and context.
explanation & context.
Draws upon sources to Draws upon primary and
Moderate amount of source
support most points. secondary source
information incorporated.
Some evidence may not information in useful and
Some key points supported
Very little information support thesis or may illuminating ways to
by sources. Quotations
Use of Sources from sources. Poor
may be poorly integrated
appear were support key points.
handling of sources. inappropriate. Excellent integration of
into paragraphs. Some
Quotations integrated quoted material into
possible problems with
well into paragraphs. paragraphs. Sources
source citations.
Sources cited correctly. cited correctly.
Arguments are
Little attempt to offer Argument is clear and
Arguments of poor quality. identifiable, reasonable,
support for key claims or usually flows logically
Weak, undeveloped and sound. Clear reasons
to relate evidence to and makes sense. Some
Logic & reasons offered in support are offered in support of
thesis. Reasons offered counter-arguments
Argumentation of key claims. Counter- key claims. Author
may be irrelevant. Little acknowledged, though
arguments mentioned anticipates and
to no effort to address perhaps not addressed
without rebuttal. successfully grapples with
alternative views. fully.
counter-arguments
Sentence structure,
Several problems with Some problems with
grammar, punctuation Correct sentence structure,
sentence structure, sentence structure,
Mechanics grammar, punctuation, grammar, punctuation, and
and spelling strong grammar, punctuation and
despite occasional spelling.
and spelling. spelling.
lapses.
TOTAL
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ASST. PROF. JOHN VINCENT IGNACIO, MALT