Introduction: 20 pts.
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16-20
pts.: Clear effort to engage the reader’s attention; adequate
information/background; strong thesis statement that focuses main idea of paper
to come
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11-15:
Some effort to engage the reader has been made; background information is good;
thesis is clear
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6-10:
The introduction is adequate, but not outstanding; the reader may or may not be
engaged; background is given and the thesis is clear and direct
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1-5:
The introduction is ineffective and inadequate, with NO discernible thesis
statement
MLA Format; Grammar; Spelling; Mechanics; Tense and Person:
25 pts.
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16-25 pts.: Essay presentation has followed
MLA format: header, heading, title, 12 pt. plain font, double spaced;
consecutively numbered pages; there are no misspellings or
grammatical errors; the essay is consistent in tense, with no more than one or
two minor flaws
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11-15
: Essay presentation is in MLA format, with no more than two misspellings and/or
grammatical errors; it is consistent in tense (for the most part) and there are
no errors in agreement or word usage
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6-10:
MLA format has been used, but presentation has three or more spelling errors
and/or serious grammatical errors; there are tense shifts or agreement errors
either in subject/verb or pronoun/antecedent; vague pronoun reference may be a
problem; incorrect or wrong word may have been used; there may be a serious
flaw in sentence formation(s) [e.g., fragment; comma splice; run-on].
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1-5:
MLA format has not been followed; work has five or more spelling errors and/or
serious grammatical errors; there are tense shifts or agreement errors either
in subject/verb or pronoun/antecedent; vague pronoun reference may be a
problem; incorrect or wrong word may have been used; there may have been
several, repeated sentence flaw(s).
Examples, Content & Knowledge: 30 pts.
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26-30 pts: Student
demonstrates full knowledge of the each example, excellent and abundant detail,
and elaborates fully. All points and examples are
directly, explicitly related to the thesis statement.
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21-25 - Student is at
ease with content, but fails to fully elaborate. For
the most part, details, elaborations, and illustrations of examples are good
and related clearly to the thesis statement.
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11-20 - Student is
uncomfortable with content and is able to write only minimal information, with little
detail, which is not always directly, clearly related
to the thesis statement. Reader is forced to draw inferences which
may or may not be correct or accurate.
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0-10 –
Student does not understand or grasp the essay concept; does not have adequate
detail or information for examples used. The few examples that are present are
not directly related to the thesis statement.
Organization & Coherence: 25 pts.
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16-25 pts.
- Information is in a logical, interesting order and sequence, providing
coherence throughout paper. There are no illogical sentences; there are
clear transitions with examples in a logical, coherent order.
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11-15 -
Student presents information in logical sequence with information in a coherent
order.
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6-10 - Reader has
difficulty following work because the some irrelevant information has
superseded significant information
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0-5 - Sequence of
information is hopelessly and carelessly mixed creating chaos and confusion in
writing.
