English360PortfolioRubricforJason

AbsentorBelowBasicDeveloping
Form:
Figuresorformatting Somefiguresand
Design
donotmatchthe
formattinghelp

paperspurposeorare authorachieve
notexplainedby
purpose.
author.
Form:
Genericconventions Followsmost
Genre
arenotemployed.
generic

conventions
(whetherfor
instructionmanual,
coverletter,etc.)
Content:
Failstoprovidemost Suppliessome
Information oftherequired
necessary

information.
information.
Content:
Typicallydoesnot
Supportsafew
Support
supportclaimswith
claimswith
evidence.Sometimes evidence,although
triestosupportclaims theevidencecould
withadditionalclaims attimesbemore
orpersonalopinion. specificor
relevant.
Content:
Frequently
Demonstrates
Organizatio unorganized:difficult somesignsof
n
tofindaclear
organization,but
relationshipbetween occassionally
paragraphsor
includesabruptor
sentences.
illugicalshiftsand
ineffective
sequenceofideas.
Citations:
Omitsoruses
Afewerrorsin

incorrectlyMLAor
MLAor
APAstyle
APAstyle
parenthetical
parenthetical
citations,quotation
citations,quotation
marks,andworks
marks,andworks
citedlist.Drops
citedlist.Often
quotationsandideas
includessources
intotextwithout
nameswithout
introducingsource.
introduction.
Readability: Spelling,syntax,

diction,or

Spelling,syntax,
diction,or

Proficient
Designincluding
figuresand
formathelpsauthor
achievepurpose.

Advanced
Designincluding
figuresand
formathelpsauthor
achievepurposewith
style.
Followsgeneric
Followsgeneric
conventions(whether conventions(whether
forinstruction
forinstructionmanual,
manual,coverletter, coverletter,etc.)
etc.).
consistentlyandwith
sophistication.
Suppliesallnecessary Suppliesallnecessary
information.
informationwith
sophistication.
Supportsmostclaims Supportsallclaimswith
withspecific,relevant specific,relevantdetails
detailsand/or
and/orevidence.
evidence.
Employsdifferenttypes
ofevidence.

Effectivelyordered
paragraphsare
generallylinkedwith
usefultransitions.
Sentencestypically
flowlogically.

Effectivelyordered
paragraphsaregenerally
linkedwithuseful
transitions.
Sentencesflowlogically
topersuadereader.

CorrectlyusesMLA
orAPAstyle
parenthetical
citations,quotation
marks,andworks
citedlist.Usually
introduceseach
sourcefullyyou
knowwhodidthe
researchortalking,
forwhom,andwhy.
Spelling,syntax,
diction,or

CorrectlyusesMLAor
APAstyleparenthetical
citations,quotation
marks,andworkscited
list.Introduceseach
sourcefullyyouknow
whodidtheresearchor
talking,forwhom,and
why.

Outstandingcontrolof
language,including

punctuationerrors
impedereadability.

punctuationerrors
impedereadability
orotherwise
distractfrom
meaning.

punctuationerrorsare effectivedictionand
fewanddonot
sentencevariety.
distractfrom
meaning.

Comments:Onwhattwoorthreeareasdoyouthinkthiswriterneedstofocusbeforesubmittingthis
document?
Change#1:Checkthefontsizes,theyseemgonotallbeinthesamesize.Somepartsmaybe
distractingsocatchthemalltomakesureitsallinthesameformat.Sometimesthespacesseemalittle
offlikeinpage4.
Change#2:Makesureyouaddmoresourcestosupportyourdata.Ithinkyoucanbenefitfromadding
moresourcestosupportyourclaims.Youcanbenefitfromalittlemoreresearch.Ithinkyoudidwell
withwhatyouhave,butjusttomakeitevenstrongeraddanotherfewsources.

Change:
Also,healthscienceprofessionalsatCSUFdonotfeelaspecifichealthscienceclassisneeded.
ThisclassismeetstheupperdivisionwritingrequirementfornonEnglishmajors.