TESOL Certificate Programs

Rubric for Written Assignments V4

Student Name: J. Zheng Date: 3/18/19 Instructor Name: _Rodriguez Class: Portfolio Assignment: _POT

Item No relevant evidence Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
(0 – 59%) (60% - 69 %) (70% - 79%) (80 – 89%) (90% - 100%)
Content & The assignment was not Ideas are not well developed Ideas are somewhat developed, and Ideas are developed, and Ideas are fully developed, and
Ideas submitted, or the or may fail to demonstrate an demonstrate some understanding of demonstrate an accurate demonstrate a significant and
submitted assignment understanding of the task. the task. Main point(s) and understanding of the task. Main accurate understanding of the task.
_67___/70 was not relevant to the Main ideas, or examples/details may be included but point(s) and supporting Main point(s) and examples/ details
task at hand. examples/details, may be not well integrated. examples/details are clear and easily are identifiable, clear, and engaging
obscure or missing. identifiable. for the reader.

Evidence & The assignment was not When required, outside When required, outside evidence may When required, relevant outside When required, compelling outside
APA Format submitted, or the evidence may be missing or be minimal or may not fully support evidence is included. It supports evidence is included; it is seamlessly
submitted assignment may fail to support claims. claims. Paper may not follow APA claims. Paper follows APA format integrated into the paper to support
lacked evidence from Paper may not meet basic format entirely or may have errors in with few errors in citation/style. claims. Paper follows APA format
__8__/ 10 outside sources and requirements for APA citation/style. with no errors in citation or style.
APA formatting. format.

Organization The assignment was not The organization is not
& Standards submitted, or the effective for the task, or
submitted assignment there is a lack of
organized in an organization. Errors with
_10___/ 10 appropriate or effective transitions and connectors
way given the task at interfere with
hand. comprehensibility. Paper
may not meet basic
requirements for title, word
count, spacing, etc.
Usage & The assignment was not Linguistic features of the
Mechanics submitted, or the writing (syntax, usage, word
submitted assignment form, tone/register, spelling,
was not relevant to the capitalization, punctuation,
__10__/ 10 task at hand. etc.) are not effective. Errors
are very distracting and/or
interfere greatly with the
comprehensibility of the
message. The writing is not
professional or academic.
The organization is somewhat
effective for the task, although it may
be loose or unclear. There may be
some errors with transitions and
connectors. Paper may not meet all
requirements for title, word count,
spacing, etc.
Linguistic features of the writing
(syntax, usage, word form,
tone/register, spelling, capitalization,
punctuation, etc.) are somewhat
effective. The errors may be
distracting and/or interfere with the
comprehensibility of the message.
The writing may not be professional
or academic.
The organization is effective for the
task. The organization is clear and
logical. Transitions and connectors
are used appropriately. Paper meets
most requirements for title, word
count, spacing, etc.
Linguistic features of the writing
(syntax, usage, word form,
tone/register, spelling,
capitalization, punctuation, etc.) are
effective. There may be a few
errors, but they do not interfere with
the comprehensibility of the
message. The writing is generally
professional/academic.
The organization is highly effective
for the task. Organization skillfully
and logically builds support for the
thesis. Transitions and connectors
are used appropriately and
seamlessly Paper meets
requirements for title, word count,
spacing, etc.
Linguistic features of the writing
(syntax, usage, word form,
tone/register, spelling,
capitalization, punctuation, etc.) are
highly effective. There are no
apparent errors. The writing is very
professional and academic.

Score: ______95______/100 Letter Grade: _______A___________

Comments: Great job. You clearly demonstrated how you will incorporate the theories into your daily instruction. You thesis statement could have been stronger.
There were a few APA errors.