Table 5.

Rubric for picture description: for spoken discourse analysis.

Strong: 3 points	Average: 2 points	Weak: 1 point
Overall impact and achievement of purpose
3 Presents a vivid, memorable picture of a person, place or things	2 Presents a clear picture of a person, place, or thing	1 Presents an unclear or confusing picture of a person, place and thing
3 Establishes a dominant, or main, impression of the picture	2 Focuses on important characteristic(s) of the picture	1 Presents an unfocused array of characteristics of the picture
3 Conveys a clear sense of purpose	2 Suggests the speakers purpose	1 Unclear or inadequate indication of speakers' purpose
Organization and techniques
3 Uses a clear, consistent method of organization of event	2 Method of organization is usually clear and consistent	1 Method of organization is difficult to identify or follow
3 Coherence and cohesion demonstrated through some appropriate use of devices (transitions, pronouns, causal linkage, etc.)	2 Coherence and cohesion (sentence to sentence) evident; may depend on holistic structure, most transitions are appropriate	1 Evidence of coherence may depend on sequence. If present, transitions may be simplistic or even redundant
Mechanics
3 Very few, if any errors in grammar and pronunciation and presence of few pauses (filled and unfilled)	2 Small number of errors in grammar and pronunciation and presence of indefinable pauses (filled and unfilled)	1 Numerous errors in grammar and pronunciation and presence of pauses (filled and unfilled)

Note: a composite score on the picture description task is the sum of ratings across the three aspects of discourse analysis.