Rhetorical Prcis Rubric

Criterion Exceptional Adequate Approaching Inadequate

Mastery Mastery Mastery Mastery
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Rhetorically Has a strong The rhetorically The authors Misreads or

accurate verb claim that accurate verb claim is only misstates the
shows insight may be partially stated authors claim.
and authors and somewhat or is Inaccurate or
main claim understanding generic, and the oversimplified. weak verb is
of the authors authors claim is Weak, vague, or used.
position. accurate. generic verb is
Includes a used.
rhetorically
accurate verb.

Support Specifically Addresses Only includes Fails to address

addresses relevant some primary important
primary evidence in the evidence or is evidence.
evidence in the text and uses vague in
text using correct identifying
accurate language, but evidence.
language. may overlook a Language is
primary piece of inaccurate.
evidence.

Purpose Purpose tightly Purpose is Purpose does not Purpose is

connects to the generic or connect to the entirely
claim. mimics the claim. inaccurate.
claim.

Audience Accurately Accurately Is general in Misidentifies

identifies the identifies the identifying the the audience
tone, clearly tone, clearly audience. The and/or tone or
explains who explains who identified tone is does not
the target the target vague or unclear. include the
audience is, and audience is, but audience at all.
why this may overlook
audience would why this
be receptive to audience would
the message. be receptive to
the message.