Spanish 199/ Intermediate-Mid/ High Level[1]Student: ______

Rubric for Writing Assessment/ Type: ______

Points:

First Version:______/ 40

Final Version (+ Up to 2 more points):______

Superior / Good / Fair / Needs Work
Content & Ideas
(10 pts) / Incorporates key concepts from the TB & ideas from class discussions; integrates specific examples, dates… to explain or illustrate those key concepts; exhibits critical analysis based on new material learned; ideas are well structured and flow smoothly.
10 – 9 / Shows some analysis but doesn’t fully integrate material and key concepts; offers some examples which emphasize description over analysis; analysis may focus more on previously learned concepts; less emphasis on new concepts. Ideas are conveyed logically.
8.5 – 8 / Lack of connection of ideas/concepts with new material; lists minimal examples; offers some description but lacks analysis; content is based on personal opinion rather than on more scholarly judgment; ideas sometimes seem disconnected or may not flow logically.
7.5 – 7 / Information may be unclear, incomplete or very repetitive; the essay does not hold the reader’s attention.
6 – 5
Control of Verbal Tenses
(10 pts) / Use of tenses is flawless and appropriate to the situation; demonstrates consistent control of subject/verb agreement.
10 – 9 / Use of tenses is generally appropriate to situation/ topic; shows occasional error in subject/verb agreement.
8.5 – 8 / Use of tenses may be inappropriate; errors in subject/verb agreement are common.
7.5 – 7 / Use of tenses is inappropriate; contains many basic errors in subject/verb agreement .
6 – 5
Vocabulary Use
(8 pts) / Effectively weaves new vocabulary from the textbook and other course materials; consistently uses new transitions to connect paragraphs and ideas.
8 / Uses some new vocabulary but may reply on previously learned vocabulary; uses some new transitions to connect paragraphs and ideas, but relies mostly on basic transitions previously learned.
7.5 – 7 / Makes inaccurate or inappropriate word choices; relies on previously learned vocabulary or vocabulary is too basic for this level; at times, it is repetitive; uses a few transitions previously to connect paragraphs and/or ideas.
6.5 – 6 / Makes inaccurate word choices, or is unable to find the words to express ideas; use English occasionally; vocabulary is limited; does not use transitions to connect paragraphs or ideas.
5.5 – 5
Language Structures
(8 pts) / Language and prose flow; may contain minimal errors in syntax and grammar but does not impede overall clarity.
8 / Writing is generally clear but may contain a number of errors that could have been avoided by a more thorough review after writing.
7.5 – 7 / Contains too many errors inappropriate to course level; writing is somewhat choppy.
6.5 – 6 / Contains multiple and careless errors; inappropriate errors impede clarity.
5.5 – 5
Mechanics:
Spelling, punctuation, presentation
(4 pts) / Overall presentation is clean and uses appropriate paragraph structure; minimal capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.
4 / Presentation may be somewhat disorganized; paragraphs may not be clearly defined; may contain many mechanical errors.
3 – 2 / There is no “Fair” category for the Mechanics criteria. / Contains errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, paragraphs…; format may not be correct or not acceptable for a college-level essay; messy or disorganized.
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Individual comments

Instructor Comments:

Student’s Self-Assessment/ Areas of Improvement: Please, write here about you own self-evaluation: Do you agree with your instructor’s comments? What do you think are the areas that you need to work on? How do you think you could improve?

[1] Created by Elena Lanza & Susanna Calkins (2009), Northwestern University