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Rhetorical Analysis Students are asked to pick a media artifact (movie, TV show, advertisement, etc.) and then apply one of the rhetorical models we have covered to provide insight and analysis through that lens. Rubric Code: EX9874A By docleland Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Rhetorical Analysis
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Artifact	Poor Chose an artifact that was difficult to assess and didn't explain it thoroughly enough	Fair Chose one that was difficult to assess but did an adequate job of explaining the artifact and it's importance.	Good Chose an artifact that was assessable and did a good job explaining the artifact and it's importance.	Excellent Chose a very assessable artifact and both concisely and completely explained the artifact and it's importance.
Model	Poor Chose a model that either didn't apply or was under-explained by the author.	Fair Chose a model that was under-explained or introduced.	Good Chose and applied an appropriate model in a good manner.	Excellent Chose and applied an excellent model in a creative manner.
Analysis/Conclusions	Poor Did not clearly identify the conclusions of the analysis.	Fair Identified the basic points of analysis applying the model to the artifact.	Good Clearly identified the points of analysis and applied them well to the artifact	Excellent Clearly identified the points of analysis, applied them in creative ways, and introduced a new way of looking at the artifact through the application.
Grammar and Style	Poor Wrote with several grammatical and stylistic errors. Distracting	Fair Wrote with some grammatical and stylistic errors. Noticiable	Good Wrote with a few grammatical and stylistic error. Didn't impede reading.	Excellent Wrote with excellent grammar and style.
APA Formatting	Poor Did not follow APA formatting	Fair Followed APA formatting with several errors.	Good Followed APA formatting with minor errors.	Excellent Followed APA formatting with virtually no errors.