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TitleWritten CommunicationGoal 1.a
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DefinitionWritten communication is the development and expression of ideas in writing. Written communication involves learning to work in many genres and styles. It can involve working with many different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images. Written communication abilities develop through iterative experiences across the curriculum.
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Performance Rating Scale
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Rubric Topic and DescriptionExemplaryAccomplishedDevelopingBeginningComments on Topic Evaluation
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Context and Purpose:
Includes consideration of audience, purpose, and the circumstances surrounding the writing task(s).		Demonstrates a thorough and critical understanding of context, audience, and purpose that is responsive to the assigned task(s) and focuses all elements of the work.Demonstrates adequate consideration of and adaptation to context, audience, and purpose and a clear focus on the assigned task(s) (e.g., the task aligns with audience, purpose, and context).Demonstrates awareness of context, audience, purpose, and to the assigned tasks(s) (e.g., begins to show awareness of audience's perceptions and assumptions).Demonstrates minimal attention to context, audience, purpose, and to the assigned tasks(s) (e.g., expectation of instructor or self as audience).
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Focus and Development: Abilities and skills in incorporating complexities of topic, developing materials, and conveying understanding in the context of a topicConveys the major aims of the writing skillfully, accounting for the complexities of the topic, and effectively develops material to support those aims. Uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject, conveying the writer's understanding, and shaping the whole work.Conveys the major aims of the writing clearly, acknowledging the complexities of the topic, and adequately develops material to support those aims. Uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to explore ideas within the context of the discipline and shape the whole work.Conveys the major aims of the work consistently and minimally develops material to support those aims. Uses appropriate and relevant content to develop and explore ideas through most of the work.Major aims of the writing are unclear or inconsistent and supporting materials are simplistic or not clearly connected to the aims of the work.
Uses appropriate and relevant content to develop simple ideas in some parts of the work.
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Organization and Structure: Abilities and skills in framing a topic, ordering and grouping materials, and cohesive/coherent writingDemonstrates skillful attention to structure, effectively framing the topic, ordering and grouping materials, and using language to create cohesive and coherent writing.Demonstrates adequate attention to structure, framing the topic, ordering and grouping materials, and using language for the purpose of cohesion and coherence.Demonstrates minimal attention to structure, using simplistic or generic framing and language and ineffective ordering and groups in of materials.Demonstrates little to no attention to structure, framing and language are inconsistent or unclear, ordering and grouping of materials confusing.
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Sources and Evidence: Abilities and skills in identifying and evaluating credible sources and evidence relevant to a topicDemonstrates skillful evaluation, interpretation, and integration of credible, relevant sources or evidence appropriate to topic, genre, and discipline.Demonstrates coherent and consistent use of credible, relevant sources or evidence appropriate to the topic, genre, and discipline.Demonstrates an attempt to use credible and/or relevant sources or evidence appropriate to the topic and genre but with minimal evaluation, interpretation, or integration.Demonstrates an attempt to use sources or evidence to support ideas in the writing but provides little or no evaluation or interpretation; sources are poorly integrated.
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Genre and Disciplinary Conventions:
Formal and informal rules inherent in the expectations for writing in particular forms and/or academic fields (please see glossary).		Demonstrates detailed attention to and successful execution of a wide range of conventions particular to a specific discipline and/or writing task (s) including organization, content, presentation, formatting, and stylistic choices. Demonstrates detailed attention to and successful execution of a wide range of conventions particular to a specific discipline and/or writing task including presentation, formatting, source citation and stylistic choices.Demonstrates consistent use of important conventions particular to a specific discipline and/or writing task(s), including organization, content, presentation, and stylistic choices.Follows expectations appropriate to a specific discipline and/or writing task(s) for basic organization, content, and presentation. Follows expectations appropriate to a specific discipline and/or writing task for source citation and presentation.Attempts to use a consistent system for basic organization and presentation. Attempts to use a consistent system for basic source citation and presentation.
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Control of Syntax and Mechanics: Abilities and skills in communicating meaning with clarity and fluency through language usageUses graceful language that skillfully communicates meaning to readers with clarity and fluency, and is virtually error- free. Demonstrates mature command of language that skillfully communicates meaning to readers with clarity and fluency.Uses straightforward language that generally conveys meaning to readers. The language in the portfolio has few errors. Demonstrates control of language that communicates meaning to readers with clarityUses language that generally conveys meaning to readers with clarity, although writing may include some errors. Uses language that generally conveys meaning to readers with clarity but may contain some errors.Uses language that sometimes impedes meaning because of errors in usage. Uses language that sometimes impedes communication due to errors or lack of control of sentence-level elements.
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