Syllabus
Course description

ENG 200: Critical Reading and Writing about Literature

Dr. Keith Miller

GRADING RUBRIC
FIRST ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: 5 equals excellent; 4 equals very good, 3 equals average, and so forth.

Argument is persuasive.
1 2 3 4 5

Argument is interesting.
1 2 3 4 5

Argument shows an understanding of the story.
1 2 3 4 5

Argument features impeccable reasons and evidence.
1 2 3 4 5

Argument is well-framed.
1 2 3 4 5

Organization is strong.
1 2 3 4 5

Sentence structure and style are elegant and sophisticated.
1 2 3 4 5

Paper follows mechanics of Edited American English.
1 2 3 4 5

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Conferred with classmates and used Teacher Conference well.
Completed Peer Editing Draft, Teacher Conference Draft, and Final Draft. Took advantage of each stage and did each well.
1 2 3 4 5

For other comments and suggestions, see below and also see your paper itself for comments. I often use wavy lines to indicate a problem in the sentence, phrase, or word above the wavy line.

Note: I do not grade by averaging the numbers of each item on this rubric. Rather, I grade by an overall impression; then I use the rubric to indicate specific strengths and weaknesses. If you have one major weakness, your grade will seriously suffer, even if other areas are strong.

Grade:

REMEMBER: You can improve your grade by doing the Rewrite Option.