Grading Standards for Option 2

Illustrates the rhetor's

Mastery of the rhetorical concepts discussed in class.

Control of the rhetorical concepts discussed in class.

Comfort with the rhetorical concepts discussed in class.

Familiarity with the rhetorical concepts discussed in class.

Lack of ability to utilize the rhetorical concepts discussed in class.

The work

Serves as proof of the rhetor's exceptional ability to utilize to his/her advantage the audience's assumptions, values, interests, emotional reactions, intellect, and/or prejudices.

Serves as proof of the rhetor's ability to utilize to his/her advantage the audience's assumptions, values, interests, emotional reactions, intellect, and/or prejudices.

Serves as proof of the rhetor's ability to utilize, with some success, the audience's assumptions, values, interests, emotional reactions, intellect, and/or prejudices.

Illustrates some success on the part of the rhetor, but also suggest the rhetor may have occasionally experienced some difficulty recognizing the audience's assumptions, values, interests, emotional reactions, intellect, and/or prejudices.

Illustrates that the rhetor may have experienced difficulty recognizing the audience's assumptions, values, interests, emotional reactions, intellect, and/or prejudices.

The rhetorical situation is addressed in a manner that suggests that the rhetor will

be able to perform skillfully and confidently in a variety of rhetorical situations

be able to perform skillfully in a variety of rhetorical situations

be able to perform competently in a variety of rhetorical situations

be able to perform with some success in a few rhetorical situations

be able to perform with very limited success in a few rhetorical situations

The writer

chose to address an amitious topic and approach and succeeded in meeting the requirements of the rhetorical situation he/she chose.

accomplishes ambitious or innovative purposes in relation to his/her chosen topic and audience

chose to address an amitious topic and approach and succeeded in meeting many of the requirements of the rhetorical situation he/she chose.

accomplishes ambitious or innovative purposes in relation to his/her chosen topic and audience

chose to address an amitious topic and approach and succeeded in meeting a few of the requirements of the rhetorical situation he/she chose.

accomplishes reasonable purposes in relation to his/her chosen topic and audience

did not choose an ambitious topic or approach, but succeeded in meeting the requirements of the topic/approach he/she chose.

accomplishes, on a small scale, purposes in relation to his/her chosen topic and audience

was not ambitious in choice of topic and approach and/or did not meet the requirements of the rhetorical situation

may not be able to accomplish even the most basic purposes of his/her rhetorical situation

The analytical coverletter

reveals that the rhetor is aware of the rhetorical choices he/she made in constructing the text and is fully aware of the impact specific choices might have on his/her audience

reveals that the rhetor is aware of the rhetorical choices he/she made in constucting the text and, similarly, is aware of the impact specific choices might have on his/her audience

reveals that the rhetor occasionally makes conscious choices in constructing the text and may occasionally recognize how specific choices might impact his/her audience

reveals that the rhetor only rarely makes conscious choices in constructing the text and may not be aware of how even the most general choices might impact an audience

reveals that the rhetor may not be aware of how his/her rhetorical choices may impact an audience.