Needs

Excellent (4 Unsatisfactory
Category Good (3 points) Improvement
points) (1 point)
(2 points)
Demonstrates a Understands
comprehensive some key ideas, Shows a limited
Grasps most key
understanding of all but misses understanding of
ideas and details.
Understanding of key ideas and important details. key ideas and
Summarizes
Content details. Accurately Summary is details. Summary
information fairly
summarizes and somewhat is inaccurate or
accurately.
synthesizes inaccurate or missing.
information. incomplete.
Offers insightful Recognizes some
Identifies and
analysis of the arguments and
explains the author's Does not identify
author's arguments evidence, but
Analysis of main arguments and or analyze
and evidence. analysis is
Arguments and supporting evidence. arguments and
Critically evaluates superficial.
Evidence Provides some evidence
the strength and Evaluation is
evaluation of their effectively.
persuasiveness of lacking or
strength.
claims. unclear.
Effectively connects
the document to its
historical, social, or Makes some Mentions context,
cultural context. connections to but does not Does not consider
Contextualization Demonstrates a context, but analysis explore its or discuss
nuanced could be more significance in context.
understanding of thorough. depth.
how context shapes
meaning.
Clearly identifies and
analyzes the author's Identifies the author's
point of view, biases, point of view, but Acknowledges Does not identify
Author's Point of and assumptions. analysis is somewhat author's point of or analyze
View Considers multiple limited. May not fully view, but analysis author's point of
perspectives and address biases or is superficial. view.
potential counterarguments.
counterarguments.
Organization is
somewhat
Exceptionally well- Generally well-
lacking. Ideas Poorly organized
organized and organized. Ideas are
may be unclear and difficult to
Structure and coherent. Ideas flow mostly clear and
or difficult to follow. Lacks
Organization logically and connected. Some
follow. clear structure
smoothly. Clear and transitions may be
Transitions are and transitions.
effective transitions. needed.
often missing or
ineffective.
Clear, concise, and
Writing is often Writing is unclear
engaging writing. Mostly clear and
unclear or and difficult to
Precise word choice concise writing.
Writing Style and awkward. Several understand.
and sentence Some minor errors in
Mechanics grammatical or Numerous errors
structure. No grammar or
mechanical in grammar and
grammatical or mechanics.
errors. mechanics.
mechanical errors.
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS RUBRIC