Sample ENG 100 Grading Rubric

Exceeding Standards

 A

 Exceeding Standards

 B

 Meeting

Standards

 C

 Approaching Standards

 D

 Not Meeting Standards

 F
 

English 100 papers must fulfill terms of individual instructor’s assignment and exhibit no evidence of plagiarism.

 
Strong thesis that guides essay development Clear thesis Recognizable thesis Broken or abandoned thesis No thesis
Strong organization, suited to topic, purpose, and audience Organization suited to topic, purpose, and audience Organizational pattern observed in majority of the essay Broken or inadequate organization No organization
Strong, coherent, and clearly relevant development with explanations and connections to thesis Good relevant and coherent development with explanations and connections to thesis Relevant and mostly coherent development of supporting points with some explanations and connections to thesis Broken or irrelevant development and poor coherence with few or weak explanations Inadequate or no development and/or weak coherence with no or inadequate explanations
Integrated, varied and accurate research, if required Varied and accurate research, if required Adequate research, if required Faulty and/or incorrectly interpreted or applied research, if required No or inadequate research when research called for and/or undocumented research
Correct MLA documentation and paper format Correct MLA documentation and paper format Few errors in MLA documentation and paper format Error-ridden MLA documentation and paper format Many serious MLA documentation errors

 
Strong diction for subject, audience, and purpose Appropriate diction for subject, audience, and purpose Few errors in diction

 

 

 Many errors in diction Substantial errors in diction
Strong and logical transitions Logical transitions Transitions Weak or inappropriate transitions No transitions
No grammatical errors No serious grammatical errors Some grammatical errors, meaning clear Serious grammatical errors, obscuring meaning Many serious grammatical errors, obscuring meaning
Strong evidence of effective revision

 

 Good evidence of effective revision Some evidence of effective revision Little or poor evidence of effective revision No evidence of effective revision