Mini-Unit Rubric

Essential 1 2 3 4 5
Elements

Development Undeveloped or Inconsistent Adequate Consistently and Clearly and fully

Of Topic & vague topic, few or development of development of thesis fully developed developed, original and
Details no relevant details thesis/topic, limited or topic; details are topic or thesis; insightful topic/thesis;
depth and clarity, adequate, accurate, details are specific, strong supporting details
details lack relevant; some enhance are fully elaborated upon
elaboration, details elaboration development, and and enhance development
omitted or inaccurate are elaborated upon

Information No supporting Inaccurate or scant Adequate evidence of Clear evidence of Strong evidence of
Integration interview or evidence of supporting interview supporting interview supporting interview and
research, evidence supporting interview and research; adn research; Clear research; in-depth analysis
of understanding and research; Adequate understanding of of content; insightful
the subject or Inaccurate or basic understanding of content and task; connections between
content; no understanding of content and task; clear connections content information and
connection content; few implied connection between content and task
between content connections between between content and task
and task content and task task

Organization Lacks focus and Establishes but does Maintains a clear and Clear and Clear and appropriate
and Format organization or not maintain focus; appropriate focus; appropriate focus; focus;
unclear focus and organizational logical progression of logical and Effective use of the
organizational strategy does not ideas; format controlled inverted pyramid
strategy; format of resemble the resembles the organization format; writer expresses
article is not inverted pyramid inverted pyramid; throughout; clear relationships among ideas;
consistent with the format; the article some of the article is use of the inverted careful and subtle
assignment has major formatting formatted correctly pyramid format; a organization; entire paper
issues with minor majority of the is formatted correctly
inconsistencies article is formatted
correctly

Word Choice, Poor sentence Complete sentences; Deliberate sentence Sentence variety Complex sentence variety
Sentence structure; many rudimentary sentence variety; effective enhances style and enhances style and effect;
Variety, and fragments and/or variety; appropriate vocabulary effect; varied and sophisticated language
Structure run-ons; no vocabulary precise word choice
sentence variety;
limited vocabulary,
or consistently
inappropriate for
purpose

Grammar, Errors in grammar, Errors in grammar, Some errors in Few errors in Mastery of grammar,
Usage, and usage, and usage, and mechanics grammar, usage, and grammar, usage, and usage, and mechanics;
Mechanics mechanics make disproportionate to mechanics; pattern of mechanics; some few or no citation errors
writing unclear; length and complexity minor citation errors citation errors
few or no citations of piece; pattern of
major citation errors