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Writing Evaluation This rubric will be used as criteria for college-level writing. Rubric Code: T8C75 By gccarib Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Business Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Writing Evaluation
	Excellent 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Fair 1 pts
Quality of Thought	Excellent The introduction connects invitingly with the audience, clearly explains the thesis, and announces the structure of the paper.	Good The paper supports each individual claim, with relevant evidence or examples from reliable sources. The writer shows an understanding of some of what each claim implies.	Fair The issues raised are not discussed in enough depth to be meaningful.
Structure	Excellent The paper's organization is internally coherent, fits the thesis, and fulfills the structure promised in the introduction.	Good The argument is developed as a chain of reasoning, making progress in showing relationships between things and ideas.	Fair The paper does not argues concisely, does not avoid digressions and has needless repetition of ideas.
Sentence Strenght	Excellent The meaning of each sentence is clear. Sentences are built solidly and concisely placing the main idea in the main clause.	Good The meaning of each sentence is not always clear.	Fair Most sentences do not place the main idea in the main clause.
Audience	Excellent The writer shows a consciousness of who the reader is and makes an effort to reach that audience.	Good The paper follows standard English conventions of idiom, punctuation, grammar, and spelling to communicate clearly and to avoid distracting the reader.	Fair The tone of the paper contains too many cliches, too much figurative language and not enough preciseness.