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Grading Rubric for Draft: Text Analysis Paper

English 3601: Analysis of the English Language

Lillian Bridwell-Bowles


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Criterion Strong Typical Weak Comment
Identify the Text Clear citation, fully documented or described Needs better documentation
Or description 		Little or no indication of the sources of this text  
Describe the Method Carefully selected approach(es); not trying to do too many things A collection of methods; not all will be needed; better options may exist No connection between what this method will yield and what you want to know  
Findings Interesting, fresh observations, clearly described Some interesting findings—more analysis, examples, illustrations needed Few findings, very few specific illustrations  
Interpretation Well-supported generalizations, conclusions Some good interpretations, not all supported by data Unsupported generalizations  

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Source:

Bridwell-Bowles, Lillian. Department of English, University of Minnesota. 25 March 2003.


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