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Addresses Intended Audience
How is the audience addressed? How do you know? Point out specifics.
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The writer clearly understands the needs of the intended audience and has adapted the writing to that audience.
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The writer understands the needs of the audience and meets the needs of the audience throughout most of the project.
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The writer seems to understand the needs of the intended audience but hasn't fully adapted the writing to meet those needs.
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The writer could do much more to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of the intended audience.
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There is no sense of audience, the paper is written solely from the perspective of the author and for the author.
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Clear Sense of Purpose
What is the purpose? How do you know? Specifics?
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The writer's purpose is clear throughout the entire project.
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The writer's purpose is clear throughout most of the project.
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The writer's purpose is mostly clear throughout most of the project.
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The writer need to do much more to clarify what the purpose is.
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There is no sense of purpose. Writing just for the sake of fulfilling assignment
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Focus on a Concept or Question
What is the central concept of question? Show me in the text.
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The writer has consistently focused on a concept or question to guide the exploration in a manner to interest others as well as for the writer's own benefit.
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The writer consistently focuses on a concept or question to guide the exploration.
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For the most part, the writer has focused on a concept or question to guide the exploration.
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The focus wanders from the concept or question that the writer is exploring.
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There is no clear focus to the exploration.
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An Inquisitive Spirit
Where is this Inquisitive Spirit represented? Specifics in the text.
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The writer clearly wants to find out more about the topic and consistently displays the process of exploration.
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The writer seems to want to find out more about the topic and is beginning to convey this exploration.
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The writer seems to want to find out more about the topic but is unsure how to convey this exploration.
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It's unclear whether the writer wants to find out more about the topic.
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It's evident that the writer doesn't really want to know more. The writer doesn't have any questions or the writer's mind is already made up.
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A Consideration of the Range of Perspectives in a Subject
What are the range of perspectives? Where do you see these perspectives in the text?
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The writer has considered a wide range of perspectives on the concept or question, but presented just enough to keep the audience from being overwhelmed.
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The writer has considered a reasonable range of perspectives on the concept or question. The writer either occasionally overwhelms the audience or doesn't present enough information.
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The writer has considered at least two perspectives on the concept or question.
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The writer may have considered only one perspective on the concept or questions.
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There are no other perspectives than the writer's.
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Expansive Coverage of a Subject
Where is this expansive coverage? Where do you see it in the text?
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The writer has critically examined substantial information and has used the most relevant information.
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The writer has critically examined some information and has used relevant information.
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The writer has critically examined some information and has used fairly relevant information.
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The writer may need to examine more information more critically. The writer could use more relevant information.
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The writer has made little attempt to find information or has included information uncritically. The information included is not relevant to the exploration process.
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Ethics
What are the diverse perspectives? How do you know they are represented honestly and respectfully?
Specifics?
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The writer has represented diverse perspectives honestly and respectfully.
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The writer needs to do a little more to represent diverse perspectives honestly and respectfully.
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The writer needs to do much more to represent diverse perspectives honestly and respectfully.
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The writer only presents one-the writer's--point of view or perspective.
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Conventions
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The writer has attended to all the necessary conventions of writing to explore, in accordance with the expectations of the target audience.
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The writer has attended to most of the necessary conventions of writing to explore.
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The writer needs to attend to more of the necessary conventions of writing to explore.
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The writer has made little or no attempt at the conventions of writing to explore: questioning, exploration, research,
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