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UCI's Writing Rubric
UCI's Writing Rubric
Use of Evidence & Research refers to the effectiveness with which students support their claims. Considerations include: Are the sources credible? Does the evidence actually support the claim? Does the student elaborate on how the evidence presented supports the claim?
Use of Evidence & Research refers to the effectiveness with which students support their claims. Considerations include: Are the sources credible? Does the evidence actually support the claim? Does the student elaborate on how the evidence presented supports the claim?
What is Evidence?
What is Evidence?
Evidence is what you use to support your claims and back your points. You need to use valid and credible evidence to make your argument strong.
Evidence is more than just presenting facts or data - it is also providing commentary to guide your reader in understanding why the evidence is important and how it connects to your point.
Strategies to Improve the Use of Evidence/Research in Your Writing and Communication Assignments
Strategies to Improve the Use of Evidence/Research in Your Writing and Communication Assignments
Planning Strategies for the Use of Evidence and Research
Planning Strategies for the Use of Evidence and Research
The PLAN Strategy
The PLAN Strategy
For Informational and Argumentative Writing
For Informational and Argumentative Writing
This strategy helps you understand the assignment's requirements, gather information to use as evidence, and use evidence and research to support each of your points or claims.
This strategy helps you understand the assignment's requirements, gather information to use as evidence, and use evidence and research to support each of your points or claims.
Mind Mapping
Mind Mapping
For All Genres
For All Genres
This strategy will help you brainstorm and organize your ideas. As you develop your mind map, you can see if you have evidence or research to support each point or claim
This strategy will help you brainstorm and organize your ideas. As you develop your mind map, you can see if you have evidence or research to support each point or claim
Drafting Strategies for Using Evidence and Research
Drafting Strategies for Using Evidence and Research
STOP & DARE
STOP & DARE
For Persuasive and Argumentative Genres
For Persuasive and Argumentative Genres
This strategy will help you plan and draft your arguments. A key step of this strategy is incorporating evidence and research.
This strategy will help you plan and draft your arguments. A key step of this strategy is incorporating evidence and research.
Drafting Mini-Arguments
Drafting Mini-Arguments
For Persuasive and Argumentative Genres
For Persuasive and Argumentative Genres
This strategy will help you brainstorm evidence to support your claims, and judge which evidence is most effective. This will help you select evidence that is high quality, relevant, and logically connected to your claims.
This strategy will help you brainstorm evidence to support your claims, and judge which evidence is most effective. This will help you select evidence that is high quality, relevant, and logically connected to your claims.
Evaluation Strategies for the Use of Evidence and Research
Evaluation Strategies for the Use of Evidence and Research
Color Coding
Color Coding
Any Genre
Any Genre
Working on Your Own
Working on Your Own
This strategy can help you see how you've used evidence and research in your paper. By color coding, you can see if you have enough research and evidence to support your points, and if you've elaborated enough on the evidence and research to show their relevance.
This strategy can help you see how you've used evidence and research in your paper. By color coding, you can see if you have enough research and evidence to support your points, and if you've elaborated enough on the evidence and research to show their relevance.
Ranking the Evidence
Ranking the Evidence
Persuasive and Argumentative Genres
Persuasive and Argumentative Genres
Working with a Partner
Working with a Partner
Work with a partner for this strategy. You will provide feedback to one another on the use of evidence based on its connection to the claim, its factual accuracy and how the evidence is discussed.
Work with a partner for this strategy. You will provide feedback to one another on the use of evidence based on its connection to the claim, its factual accuracy and how the evidence is discussed.
Revision Strategy for the Use of Evidence and Research
Revision Strategy for the Use of Evidence and Research
The STAR Strategy
The STAR Strategy
All Genres
All Genres
The STAR Strategy guides writers through the revision process. It encourages writers to improve on their use of evidence and research by adding, deleting or changing information, and expanding on their commentary.
The STAR Strategy guides writers through the revision process. It encourages writers to improve on their use of evidence and research by adding, deleting or changing information, and expanding on their commentary.
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