A Rubric for the Reflective Essay
In FVC 101 F3 we are bracing ourselves for the submission date for the analytical-reflective essay on "The Unknown Masterpiece" by Honore de Balzac. This essay is due at 8:15 a.m. this Thursday, the 27th September.
Here is a possible rubric structure I am considering.
"You need to improve:
MLA format (document design overall)
thesis construction
thesis development
outlining &/or structuring the essay overall
paragraph construction
sentence construction
punctuation &/or capitalization
spelling &/or diction (generally)
grammar (generally)
style (generally -- if an impediment to clarity of presentation)
analysis (some basic logical challenges)
research (may also mean irrelevance of material presented to thesis)
reading skills (obvious errors of interpretation)
MLA citation format (in-text citations and "Work Cited" page)
use of the rhetorical triangle (shown in the clarity and force of the essay, your adoption of an appropriate style or "voice", and the relevance of the content)
use of the dialectic (shown in the development of the thesis over the course of the essay).
You must develop an action plan for improvement in these areas by ___________.
Your greatest strengths lie in:
MLA format (document design overall)
thesis construction (thesis is clearly stated and comprehensive)
thesis development (the points of the thesis are all addressed and relevantly advanced)
outlining &/or structuring the essay overall
paragraph construction (paragraphs support and advance the flow of the main argument)
sentence construction (sentences are complete, correct, and varied in length and form)
punctuation &/or capitalization
spelling &/or diction (generally)
grammar (generally)
style (goes beyond simple act of technically-correct communication towards art)
analysis (original &/or sophisticated treatment of the topic)
research (relevance of all material presented)
reading skills (clear, inventive, use of a wide range of sources)
MLA citation format (in-text citations and "Work Cited" page used creatively)
Use of the rhetorical triangle (shown in the clarity and force of the essay, your adoption of an appropriate style or "voice", and the relevance of the content)
Use of the dialectic (shown in the development of the thesis over the course of the essay)."
In FVC 101 F3 we are bracing ourselves for the submission date for the analytical-reflective essay on "The Unknown Masterpiece" by Honore de Balzac. This essay is due at 8:15 a.m. this Thursday, the 27th September.
Here is a possible rubric structure I am considering.
"You need to improve:
MLA format (document design overall)
thesis construction
thesis development
outlining &/or structuring the essay overall
paragraph construction
sentence construction
punctuation &/or capitalization
spelling &/or diction (generally)
grammar (generally)
style (generally -- if an impediment to clarity of presentation)
analysis (some basic logical challenges)
research (may also mean irrelevance of material presented to thesis)
reading skills (obvious errors of interpretation)
MLA citation format (in-text citations and "Work Cited" page)
use of the rhetorical triangle (shown in the clarity and force of the essay, your adoption of an appropriate style or "voice", and the relevance of the content)
use of the dialectic (shown in the development of the thesis over the course of the essay).
You must develop an action plan for improvement in these areas by ___________.
Your greatest strengths lie in:
MLA format (document design overall)
thesis construction (thesis is clearly stated and comprehensive)
thesis development (the points of the thesis are all addressed and relevantly advanced)
outlining &/or structuring the essay overall
paragraph construction (paragraphs support and advance the flow of the main argument)
sentence construction (sentences are complete, correct, and varied in length and form)
punctuation &/or capitalization
spelling &/or diction (generally)
grammar (generally)
style (goes beyond simple act of technically-correct communication towards art)
analysis (original &/or sophisticated treatment of the topic)
research (relevance of all material presented)
reading skills (clear, inventive, use of a wide range of sources)
MLA citation format (in-text citations and "Work Cited" page used creatively)
Use of the rhetorical triangle (shown in the clarity and force of the essay, your adoption of an appropriate style or "voice", and the relevance of the content)
Use of the dialectic (shown in the development of the thesis over the course of the essay)."
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