SACRED+FOG+rubric

Using the SACRED FOG Rubric when assigning Using the SACRED FOG Rubric when grading

=**SACRED FOG (simple)**= Style Argument Clarity Reference (Citations) Economy (Conciseness) Depth (Content) Format Organization Grammar

=**SACRED FOG (detailed)**=

STYLE
Vocabulary (richness/complexity of words) Diction (appropriateness of word choice) Usage (correctness of word use) Sentence complexity Sentence variety Appropriateness of tone Active/passive voice (avoid the passive except when appropriate) Verbs (linking /weak vs. active/strong) Smoothness of phrasing Imaginativeness of phrasing

ARGUMENT
Use of quotations/text Clarity of inferential steps Evidence supporting general statements

CLARITY
Ease with which ideas are understandable to reader

REFERENCE
Citations (cite all people, readings that supply ideas not your own, including class discussion)

ECONOMY
Conciseness

DEPTH
__Level and/or originality of insight__ __Variety of ideas considered__
 * Implications for society, human nature
 * Implications for themes
 * Implications for characters, action
 * Observations

FORMAT
quotations citations indentations for quotations 2+ lines

ORGANIZATION
Title Introduction Thesis Transitions Paragraph topic sentence, cohesiveness, and sequencing Flow of argument Conclusion