University of Puerto Rico at Bayamn

2016-2017 First Semester

English 3201
Prof. Davieliz Villafae Coln
Group Paragraphs About the Puerto Rican Society Rubric
COMPONENTS

RANGE

Punctuality

Commitment to
Instructions

Title Page

DESCRIPTION

10

The work was submitted on time and in presentable

form (binding with staples, clips, or other materials).

The work was submitted on time but not in presentable

form. In other words, the binding of the written work
had not been finalized by the time of submission.

The work was not submitted on time (whether it was

presentable or not).

10

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD:

The written work showed commitment to
instructions as presented and discussed in class.

GOOD:
Many instructions were followed, but there were
some that were not.

FAIR TO POOR:
Some instructions were followed, but there was a
considerable amount of them that were not.

VERY POOR:
Few or no instructions were followed.

10

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD:

The title page followed the APA style proposed by
the professor.

GOOD:
The title page followed some aspects of the APA
style proposed by the professor.

FAIR TO POOR:
The title page barely followed the APA style
proposed by the professor.

VERY POOR:
The title page did not comply with the APA style
proposed by the professor.
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University of Puerto Rico at Bayamn

2016-2017 First Semester
English 3201
Prof. Davieliz Villafae Coln
COMPONENTS
Brainstorming
Activity

RANGE
10

DESCRIPTION
8

10

GOOD:
All the members of the group presented their
handwritten individual brainstorming activities for
the two paragraph topics presented in class.
However, there were problems with the application
of the format.
FAIR TO POOR:
Some of the members did not submit their
handwritten individual brainstorming activities for
the two paragraph topics presented in class.
VERY POOR:
All of the handwritten individual brainstorming
activities were missing.

0
Group Paragraph
Handwritten Drafts

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD:

All the members of the group presented their
handwritten individual brainstorming activities for
the two paragraph topics presented in class,
applying the right format.

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD:

A handwritten draft for each one of the paragraph
topics was submitted, applying all of the elements of
a good paragraph.
GOOD:
A handwritten draft for each one of the paragraph
topics was submitted, applying some of the elements
of a good paragraph.
FAIR TO POOR:
A handwritten draft for each one of the paragraph
topics was submitted, showing problems with the
application of the elements of a good paragraph.
VERY POOR:
None of the handwritten drafts for the two paragraph
topics was included.

University of Puerto Rico at Bayamn

2016-2017 First Semester
English 3201
Prof. Davieliz Villafae Coln
COMPONENTS

RANGE

DESCRIPTION

First Keyboarded
Draft
10

0
Peer Editing
Evaluation

10

0
PowerPoint
Presentation

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD:

The group included a copy of the first keyboarded
draft, including the following documents:
an APA title page,
keyboarded draft of first paragraph, including
paragraph representative picture, and
keyboarded draft of second paragraph, including
paragraph representative picture.
GOOD:
The group included an incomplete copy of the first
keyboarded draft. One or two of the documents
mentioned above were missing.
FAIR TO POOR:
The group included a copy of the first keyboarded
draft that lacked most of the documents necessary to
comply with the objectives of this part of the class
activity.
VERY POOR:
The first keyboarded draft was not included.
The group included all the peer evaluations done to the
first keyboarded draft. In addition, each member of the
group became a peer evaluator for the rest of the
groups.
The group included some of the peer evaluations done
to the first keyboarded draft, or evidence of each
members contribution to evaluate other groups
paragraphs was missing.
The group did not include any type of peer editing
evaluation.

10

The group sent an online copy of the final draft of the

PowerPoint document presented in class via e-mail on
or before Wednesday, November 23, before 10:00 p.m.

The group sent an online copy of the PowerPoint draft

presented in class via e-mail and/or an online copy of
the final PowerPoint draft late.
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University of Puerto Rico at Bayamn

2016-2017 First Semester
English 3201
Prof. Davieliz Villafae Coln
COMPONENTS

RANGE

PowerPoint
Presentation
(Continuation)
Final Keyboarded
Draft

DESCRIPTION
The group did not send any of the online copies of the
PowerPoint drafts via e-mail.

Topic Sentence
5

EXCELLENT TO GOOD:
The topic sentence appeared as the first sentence of
the paragraph, including indention.
The topic sentence showed a main subject and a
controlling idea (paying close attention to the
controlling idea questions).
The topic sentence was clear and focused on one idea
only.

FAIR TO POOR:
The topic sentence did not appear as the first sentence
of the paragraph, and no indention was visible.
The topic sentence showed problems with the main
subject and controlling idea.
The topic sentence was unclear and did not focus on
one idea only.
Supporting Detail Sentences

EXCELLENT TO GOOD:
A minimum of 3 supporting detail sentences
appeared right after the topic sentence.
Each supporting detail sentence was directly
connected to the controlling idea of the topic
sentence.
Transitions were used to make each supporting idea
flow accordingly throughout the entire paragraph.
The repetition of terms was kept to a minimum.

FAIR TO POOR:
Some or all of the supporting detail sentences had
nothing to do with the topic sentence.
Transitions were not used, and they were necessary to
connect each supporting idea.
The repetition of terms was overused.

University of Puerto Rico at Bayamn

2016-2017 First Semester
English 3201
Prof. Davieliz Villafae Coln
COMPONENTS
Final Keyboarded
Draft (Continuation)

RANGE

DESCRIPTION
Concluding Sentence

EXCELLENT TO GOOD:
The concluding sentence appeared as the last
sentence of the paragraph.
The concluding sentence showed a direct connection
to the topic sentence without repeating the latters
main subject and controlling idea.
The concluding sentence was clear and demonstrated
that the paragraph had come to an end.

FAIR TO POOR:
The concluding sentence did not appear at the end of
the paragraph.
The concluding sentence did not show a direct
connection to the topic sentence or was simply
missing.
The concluding sentence was unclear and did not
demonstrate that the paragraph had come to an end.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling

Total Score

EXCELLENT TO GOOD:
The paragraph showed good use of grammar
conventions, punctuation, and spelling in general.

FAIR TO POOR:
The paragraph showed problems with grammar
conventions, punctuation, and spelling from
beginning to end.

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