Literacy Project Rubric

Objective Needs Revision Needs Revision Meets Exceeds
Building Expertise (1 point)
No thesis
No organization
Weak summary
(2 points)
Unclear thesis
Unorganized ideas
Limited synthesis - readings summarized
(3 points)
Clearly-stated thesis
Well-organized report
Skillful synthesis - makes connections between information in sources used
(4 points)
Strong, clearly-stated thesis
Thorough, well-organized report
Highly skillful synthesis - develops and extends summarized connections of information in sources used
Support (1 point)
Ideas not supported
(2 points)
Ideas not well supported by facts from readings
(3 points)
Ideas supported by facts from readings
(4 points)
Ideas supported by convincing facts from readings
Comprehension (1 point)
No understanding of readings
(2 points)
Limited understanding of readings
(3 points)
Clear understanding of readings
(4 points)
Exceptional understanding of readings
Analysis (1 point)
No analysis of readings
(2 points)
Limited analysis of readings
(3 points)
A good analysis of readings
(4 points)
Extensive analysis of readings
Format (1 point)
Late
Not typed
Missing references
Excessive spelling/grammatical errors
(2 points)
Late
References incomplete or not in format
Spelling/grammatical errors
(3 points)
Typed
On time
References in correct format No spelling errors
Minimum of grammatical errors
(4 points)
Submitted early
No errors
Correct format