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Writing Rubrics
Mr. Dawursk
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The purpose of any Composition course
is to mentor you throughout the
Writing Process:
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Prewriting
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Drafting
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Revising
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Editing
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Publishing.
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Your composition course offers you the structure for completing any
paper. Your written work should
demonstrate and will be graded on the
6+1 Concepts Of Writing.
They are:
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Ideas and Content
This is the “heart” of your writing. It is your main idea, concept, purpose or
story line.
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Organization
This is the internal structure of your paper –
the logical sequence of your ideas. It
determines the form and flow your paper will take.
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Voice
This is the “personality” of the writer in
your paper -- the writer’s style, energy, sincerity and passion which gives
the paper credibility and emotional appeal.
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Word Choice
This is your “use of words” in your
paper. It is your vocabulary,
terminology and expressions. It
includes the use of: simile, metaphors, alliteration, powerful nouns, active
“vivid” verbs, imagery, sensory images, poetic devices, “mind
movies,” concrete descriptions and technical vocabulary.
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Sentence Fluency
This is the flow, clarity, continuity, sound,
and rhythm of the sentences. It is the use of variety and mixed-complexity of
short and long sentences, differing sentence beginnings and endings and
mutual support within the paragraph and paper.
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Conventions
This is the mechanics of the paper: grammar, penmanship,
capitals, paragraph divisions, punctuation and spelling.
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Presentation
This is how your “end product” looks. It is making the paper have an overall
professional look. It is not settling
for mediocrity but making it look the best
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