ENGLISH COMPETENCY EXAMS
AT COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS

English 350

English 350 is scored on a five point rubric (a scale for grading) that is the same every semester.  The rubric is provided below/

RUBRIC FOR ENGLISH 350 COMPETENCY EXAM

5

--fully and thoughtfully addresses the topic

--clear thesis and thesis development

--smooth development

--both paragraphs very well-developed

--nearly flawless mechanically

--sentence variety

--logical organization plan

4

--fully addresses the topic

--clear thesis and development

--coherence present but not as smooth as 5

--paragraphs well-developed

--few punctuation and usage errors and rare major sentence errors

--some sentence variety

--logical organization plan

3

--adequately addresses the topic

--thesis clear but not consistently developed

--coherence present but inconsistent

--body paragraphs unevenly developed (at least one body paragraph well-developed)

--punctuation, usage, and major sentence errors begin to affect clarity

--little sentence variety

--adherence to organizational plan with some minor deviations

2

--intermittently addresses the topic

--thesis not clear and not clearly developed

--coherence minimal

--body paragraphs poorly developed

--punctuation, spelling, usage, and major sentence errors disrupt communication

--organizational plan confusing with distracting deviations

1

--glancingly addresses the topic

--thesis not clear and illogical deviations in the development of the thesis

--little or no coherence

--body paragraphs undeveloped or inappropriately developed

--punctuation, spelling, usage, and major sentence errors destroy communication

--no sentence variety

--organizational plan not apparent

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--does not address the topic