Rhetoric Group Project Rubric

4 3 Proficient 2 Partially Proficient 1 Novice Develop vague ideas or irrelevant details in writing that do not address a specific purpose and audience

Rhetoric
Advanced Develop insightful ideas Develop trivial ideas and and creative details in Develop ideas and details in superficial details in writing writing to clearly address a writing to address a specific to address a specific specific purpose and purpose and audience purpose and audience audience

Creativity

Organization

Insightfully organize writing Use an organizational Use a poor or ineffective Organize writing so that it so that it conveys a clear structure that only partially organizational structure that conveys a clear perspective and innovative perspective conveys a perspective on does not convey a clear on the topic, maintains a on the topic, maintains a the topic, maintains a perspective on the topic, consistent focus, and consistent focus, and focus, or helps in maintain a focus, or help to addresses the needs of the addresses the specific addressing the needs of address the needs of the audience needs of the audience the audience audience

Oral Communication: Rhetoric

Insightfully use information about audience to incorporate creative ideas or approaches that will increase interest and acceptance, in a highly effective way Use rhetorical devices to creatively highlight key ideas when speaking Use relevant information about audience to incorporate ideas or approaches that will increase interest and acceptance Use obvious or superficial information about audience to incorporate ideas or approaches that may increase interest and acceptance

Audience Awareness

Use irrelevant information about audience to incorporate ideas or approaches

Implementation

Use rhetorical devices to highlight key ideas when speaking

Use rhetorical devices that partially highlight key ideas when speaking

Use rhetorical devices that do not highlight key ideas when speaking

Group Work

Collaboration

Make significant contributions in a small group

Make useful contributions to Make some contribution in the efforts of a small group a small group

Make limited contribution in a small group

American Media: Use of Rhetoric

Comprehension

Describe, in clear and Describe, in detail, how the precise detail, how the American media affects American media affects audiences with different audiences with different cultural, social, or religious cultural, social, or religious backgrounds and backgrounds and perspectives perspectives

Describe, with a mixture of relevant and irrelevant detail, how the American media affects audiences with different cultural, social, or religious backgrounds and perspectives

Identify the effects of American media on audiences with different cultural, social, or religious backgrounds and perspectives