Universidad de la Amazonia

ELT program
Academic composition Seminar
Rubric table for products evaluation

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4 3 2 1 TOTAL
score
POINTS

Uses appropriate Usually uses Sometimes Uses few

functions appropriate uses appropriate
Content functions appropriate functions
functions

Readers Readers Readers

Reader understand understand understand little
Comprehensibility understands all most of what less than of what the text
is written half Is trying to say

All grammar and Usually uses Has problems Makes

word order used correct with language many errors in
Accuracy correctly grammar and word usage usage
order

Vocabulary Makes excellent Makes good use of Makes poor use Makes little/no
use of vocabulary vocabulary learned of vocabulary use of
learned in class in class learned in class vocabulary
learned in class

Grammar Uses the new Uses the new Uses the new Has no/poor use
grammar grammar structures grammar of the new
structures learned learned in class in structures with grammar
in class properly a good way difficulties to be structures
understood
 The text is very The text is The text is not The text is not
coherent and coherent enough very coherent or coherent or
Coherence/cohesion logically written; it and logically logically written; logically
preserves a topic written; it it does not written; it does
sentence and preserves a topic preserve a topic not preserve a
controlling ideas. sentence and sentence or topic sentence
It also has a good controlling ideas. It controlling ideas. or controlling
conclusion. does not have a It lacks a good ideas. It lacks a
good conclusion. conclusion. conclusion.
Style/type of Has a very good Has a good Does not have a Lacks
management of the management of the good management of
paragraphs type of type of management of the type of
Rhetoric paragraphs/texts paragraphs/texts the type of paragraphs/texts
required required paragraphs/texts required
required

APA style Fully complies Complies with Does not comply Does not
with APA style APA style, but still with APA style comply with
2016-2017 version needs adjustment effectively APA style at all

Authors cited 6-7 or more 4 t0 5 3 to 4 Less than 3

Title Thoroughly Somehow reflects Reflects the Does not reflect

reflects the content the content of the content of the the content of
of the article article article, but needs the article
improvement

Total Words 1000 900 600-800 Less than 600

(content)

Originality is original is somehow reflects is not original at

original: some originality in a all
ideas are borrowed very low range
from other authors
Oral Excellent Very good Good Confusing
presentation presentation presentation presentation

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