ENG 101 – WRITING 2 RUBRIC
Name: ________________________________________
Section: _____________
6 5
- The response displays excellent
evaluation and analysis with
thoroughly developed ideas,
using appropriate/relevant
details, explanations, and
exemplifications
Elaboration
- The prompt is fully addressed
with no redundancy and/or
____ / 6
digression
- Citations are relevant, sufficient,
and chosen effectively to
develop the response
- Contains few local
grammatical/lexical/mechanical
errors, if any
Language - Uses a variety of simple and
Use and complex structures
Paraphrasing - Displays academic style
- Paraphrases are completely
____ / 6
constructed in student’s own
words; no changes in meaning
Organization
____ / 5
APA
____ / 3
4 3
- The response displays good evaluation and
analysis with some room for improvement; ideas
are generally well-developed using
appropriate/relevant details, explanations, and
exemplifications
- The prompt is addressed well with minimal
redundancy and/or digression
- Citations are mostly relevant, sufficient, and
Contains
chosen mostly effectively to develop the
response
- Contains some grammatical/lexical/mechanical
features
errors
- Uses a range of structures with an attempt to
use complex ones
from
- Demonstrates a jagged performance
(combination of basic errors with accurate,
advanced structures)
both
- Mostly displays academic style
- Paraphrases are mostly constructed in student’s
own words and/or subtle changes in meaning
3&5
- Paragraph division is logical and effective with a
clear main idea in each
- Organization of ideas is clear and logical
- Effective and appropriate use of cohesive
devices
- All the citations are effectively integrated
3 2
- Correct use of required citation conventions
Grade: _______ / 20
2 1 0
- The response displays average evaluation - The response displays almost no evaluation
and analysis and is not elaborated well; ideas and analysis
are somewhat developed using some details,
explanations, and exemplifications - Limited development of ideas; minimal or no
details, explanations, and exemplifications
- The prompt is addressed* with occasional
redundancy and/or digression - The prompt is addressed to some extent with
frequent redundancy and/or digression
- Citations are somewhat relevant, sufficient,
and chosen effectively to develop the - Citations are not relevant, sufficient, and
response OR citations dominate and blur the chosen effectively to develop the response
Contains
response
*Multi-part prompts: If the student does not
address one part, elaboration can be max. 3
Does
- Contains multiple grammatical/lexical - Sentences are constructed in a simple
features
mechanical errors, including systematic ones manner and contain numerous errors that
not
in basic structures interfere with meaning
- Demonstrates little syntactic or lexical variety - Vocabulary is limited
meet
- Lacks academic style
from
- May lack academic style
- Paraphrases are poor, major changes in
- Paraphrases are partially constructed in the
requirements
meaning
student’s own words and/or some changes in
both
OR
meaning
- Extensive copying from the source texts,
limited sample of student’s own language due
1&3
to heavy lifting
- Paragraph division is somewhat logical, - Paragraph division is ineffective and/or the
effective and/or the main ideas may not be main ideas are not clear
clear
- Ideas can mostly be followed with some strain - Ideas are hard to follow
on the reader
- Mostly effective and appropriate use of - Little and/or ineffective use of cohesive
cohesive devices devices
- Citations are not integrated effectively and/or - Citations are not integrated and/or distort the
distort the smooth flow of ideas at times smooth flow of ideas
1
- Serious problems in the use of required
- Mostly correct use of required citation conventions
citation conventions
 1. If the student has failed to fulfill the task requirements (has not used all the sources they were supposed to, has used too many quotations, has not cited the specific information
taken directly from the materials), deduct up to 3 points.
2. If there is heavy lifting from the source materials, language can be maximum 2.
Ground 3. If there are consistent/frequent problems in paper formatting, deduct 1 point.
Rules 4. Word count:
a. If the student has written less than half of the minimum word requirement, divide the grade by 2.
b. If the response is more than the maximum word limit, deduct 1 point.
c. If the response is below 100 words, give 1 as the final grade.

NOTE: For important information regarding the grading of the writing tasks, please see the document named “Writing 2 Task Guidelines” on the Odtuclass All Sections course.