Rubric for Multigenre Papers

Title: __________________________________________

Author: ___________________

____/ 10%  Go for the Jugular/ Speak the Truth - honesty, pull no punches

 ____/ 20%  Structure
                       
                    Required pieces—____/10%
                        ____ Brief informational essay, 250-300 words
                        ____ Table of Contents
                        ____ Preface/Introduction
                        ____ Microfiction
                        ____ Poetry in a contemporary style
                        ____  A visual element
                        ____  At least three crots with one exploded into a larger piece
                        ____  At least one character sketch
                        ____ A non-fiction piece
                        ____ A note page
                        ____ A proper bibliography (works cited)
                        ____ Unifying elements—repetend, repeated images, orthographic variation...
                     Multitude of genres evident—____/5%
                     Formatting (all or nothing)--_____/5%
                        ____ Title
                        ____ Page numbers on each page (MLA)
                        ____ Readable fonts

___/ 50%  Quality

              Absorbing read—_____/20%
                  I want to forget I’m reading a student’s paper.
              Unity/Cohesion—_____/20% 
              Strong, grounded first genre (primary piece)—_____/10%

___/ 20%  Vividness/Energy of Writing

              Tight, sharp language—_____/5%
              Strong Verbs—_____/5%
              Strong beginnings and endings to pieces—_____/5%
              Appropriate spelling, punctuation_____/5%

___/ 100% Final Grade for Multigenre Research Paper