iRubric: Capstone Project rubric

The paper is clear, , and focused; ideas and content are developed with details and examples.

Organization enhances the central theme; ideas are presented coherently to move the reader through the text.

The voice of the writer conveys the writer's meaning through effective structure and word choices.

The paper is reasonably clear, focused, and well supported; ideas are adequately developed. Organization and form are appropriate, and ideas are generally presented coherently. The voice of the writer contributes to the writer's meaning through appropriate and varied sentence structure and word choices. The writer has clearly brought the reader through properly cited documentation, but has not fully developed the area of critical analysis.

The paper has some focus and support; ideas and content is developed with limited details and examples. Writing is too obviously structured. Basic sentence structure and limited vocabulary convey a simple message. The content areas of academic constructs are limited and large generalizations are made. Critical analysis is all but absent from the paper.

The paper has little focus and development; few details and examples support ideas and content. There is little discernible shape and no direction. The writer?s tone is flat. Awkward sentence structure and inadequate vocabulary interfere with understanding. Limited control of surface features makes paper difficult to read. Critical analysis is absent, and segments of the paper are given to rambling descriptions of life experience without academic context.

10-12 double-spaced pages in length.

Must include a cover page that includes:
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Student's name
­Course name and number
­Title of paper
Instructor's name
Date submitted

one to two pages less than required length.

Cover page missing one item.

two to three pages less than required length.

Cover page missing two items.

four or more pages less than required length.

Cover page missing three items.