Special Education Analytical Rubric Question Title * 1. COURSE NUMBER Question Title * 2. SECTION NUMBER Question Title * 3. YEAR/SEMESTER Question Title * 4. FOCUS (4) Exemplary: ▪ Prompt is completely addressed ▪ Detailed opening includes clear central idea(s)▪ Specific audience, occasion, or situation addressed▪ Prompt is completely addressed ▪ Detailed opening includes clear central idea(s)▪ Specific audience, occasion, or situation addressed (3) Accomplished ▪ Prompt is mostly addressed ▪ Less detailed opening includes central idea(s) ▪ Mostly aware of audience, situation, & occasion (2) Developing▪ Prompt is partially addressed▪ Adequate opening includes unclear central idea(s)▪ Occasional awareness of audience, situation, & occasion (1) Beginning ▪ Prompt unclearly addressed▪ Rudimentary opening and/or ambiguous central idea(s)▪ Little awareness of audience, situation, or occasion (0) Unacceptable▪ Prompt is not addressed ▪ No opening or intro ▪ No central idea▪ No awareness of audience, situation, or occasion Question Title * 5. ORGANIZATION & DEVELOPMENT (4) Exemplary▪ Body ¶s provide convincing & detailed evidence/examples▪ Effective, comprehensive examination of content ▪ Includes all necessary sections (3) Accomplished ▪ Detailed evidence/examples in body ¶s with only occasional lapses▪ Near comprehensive examination of content▪ Includes most necessary sections (2) Developing ▪ Body ¶s contain adequate but inconsistent levels of detailed evidence▪ General but mostly comprehensive examination of content▪ Missing some sections (1) Beginning▪ Inadequate evidence/ examples in body ¶s or confusing explanations▪ Incomplete examination of content▪ Missing most sections (0) Unacceptable▪ Body ¶s provide random or no evidence, discussion, or explanation▪ Important content is missing ▪ No necessary sections included Question Title * 6. STYLE & SENTENCE STRUCTURE (4) Exemplary▪ Effective, appropriate diction▪ Consistently smooth, readable syntax▪ Appropriate voice and tone▪ Free of sentence faults and errors (3) Accomplished ▪ Mostly effective, appropriate diction▪ Mostly smooth, readable syntax ▪ Mostly appropriate voice and tone▪ Infrequent sentence faults and errors (2) Developing▪ Occasionally ineffective, inappropriate diction▪ Occasionally tangled syntax ▪ Occasionally inconsistent tone and voice▪ Occasional sentence faults and errors (1) Beginning▪ Often limited, frequently imprecise diction▪ Mostly simple, rarely varied sentence length & structure▪ Frequently inconsistent toneinappropriate voice▪ Distracting, unidiomatic expressions & syntax▪ Frequent errors (0) Unacceptable▪ Limited, imprecise diction prevents communication of complex ideas▪ Unsophisticated or no variation in sentence length & structure ▪Inconsistent, inappropriate tone and voice▪ Unreadable ▪ Widespread errors Question Title * 7. GRAMMAR & MECHANICS (4) Exemplary▪ Free of grammatical errors▪ Free of usage and mechanical errors ▪ Consistent APA document design ▪ No consistent APA errors (3) Accomplished▪ Few grammatical errors▪ Infrequent usage and mechanical errors ▪ Mostly consistent APA document design ▪ One to two different consistent APA errors (2) Developing▪ Some grammatical errors▪ Some usage or mechanical errors ▪ Occasionally inconsistent APA document design ▪ Three different consistent errors (1) Beginning▪ Distracting number of grammatical errors▪ Distracting number of usage or mechanical errors▪ Mostly inconsistent APA document design ▪ Multiple APA Errors (0) Unacceptable▪ Excessive errors in grammar or mechanical conventions ▪ Distorted, obscured, or incomprehensible meaning▪ No APA document design ▪ Multiple APA errors Question Title * 8. RESEARCH (4) Exemplary▪ Seven current references of ten or more total references▪ Sources include mostly professional journals and some textbooks▪ Integrates info from 2 sources into one paragraph for 2 or more paragraphs▪ Complete absence of plagiarism (3) Accomplished▪ Six current references of nine total references▪ Sources include some professional journals and mostly textbooks ▪ Frequent insightful synthesis of writer’s ideas with info from sources▪ Complete absence of plagiarism (2) Developing ▪ Five current references of seven to eight total references▪ Sources include some textbooks and mostly teacher’s magazines ▪ Integrates info from 2 sources into one of at least 3 paragraphs▪ Complete absence of plagiarism (1) Beginning▪ Three to four current references of five to six total references▪ Sources include mostly teacher’s magazines and some on-line sources▪ Complete absence of plagiarism (0) Unacceptable▪ No current references or 4 or fewer total references ▪ Sources are from on-line ▪ A description of each article in linear fashion (one citation per paragraph) or less than 3 paragraphs of written narrative ▪ Evidence of plagiarism Done