Newsletter Rubric #2

ENG 101
Newsletter Corrections

Directions: Following in-class direct instruction and practice, continue to proofread the same newsletters
used in the first submission. The newsletters can be downloaded from Blackboard in Word format. The
purpose of this assignment is to practice proofreading skills by systematically applying grammar rules to
correct and refine the newsletters. This assignment should also show students the importance of following
grammar rules in every major. Since this is a cumulative assignment, all previous topics such as MLA format,
active verbs, ending in prepositions, shifts, pronoun & antecedent agreement, fragments, run-ons, and
sentence variety will be assessed in addition to the following topics.
A 25 pts.
All characteristics
apparent

B 20 pts.
1 characteristic is
weak or missing

C 18 pts.
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing

D 15 pts.
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing

F 13 pts.
4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing

Capitalization

A 10 pts.
All characteristics
apparent

B 8 pts.
1 characteristic is
weak or missing

Who/whom

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

Apostrophes

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

C 7 pts.
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing

D 6 pts.
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing

F 5 pts.
4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing
4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing
4 or more errors in
grammar and
mechanics
4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing

3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing

4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing
4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

2 characteristics
are weak or
missing

3 characteristics
are weak or
missing

4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

All characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic is
weak or missing

2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing

3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing

4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing
4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing
4 or more
characteristics are
weak or missing

Previous
grammar
components

Quotation
punctuation

Commas

Semicolons &
colons

Parenthesis,
brackets, ellipses,
slashes, dashes &
hyphens

parallelism
Misplaced &
dangling
modifiers
Homophones,
commonly
confused words,
numbers,
appropriate
language, exact
words,
streamlining
EARNED:

125 Points Total