This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssignment Ideas
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10 to >6.0 pts
Ideas are clear, insightful, thought-provoking, and focused so that they consistently support the topic, thesis and audience for the paper.
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6 to >4.0 pts
Ideas are clear and focused to support the topic and a clearly-stated central idea, but are not consistently insightful or thought-provoking.
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4 to >3.0 pts
Ideas are clear but conventional or general, and support the topic, thesis, and audience for the paper.
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3 to >0 pts
Ideas are unclear or clichéd and demonstrate a lack of focus in support of the topic or a central idea, which may be vague or missing.
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10 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssignment Development
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10 to >6.0 pts
Development is fresh, with abundant details and examples that arouse audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific and insightful evidence in support of sound logic.
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6 to >4.0 pts
Development is adequate, but may lack depth, with details and examples that arouse audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific evidence in support of sound logic.
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4 to >3.0 pts
Development is sufficient but general, providing adequate but perhaps not interesting details, examples, and evidence that include no logical fallacies or unsupported claims.
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3 to >0 pts
Development is insufficient, providing scarce or inappropriate details, evidence, and examples that may include logical fallacies or unsupported claims.
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10 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization
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10 to >6.0 pts
Organization is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper’s purpose/ plan and consistently demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical transitions between ideas and paragraphs.
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6 to >4.0 pts
Organization is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper’s purpose/ plan and usually demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical transitions between ideas and paragraphs
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4 to >3.0 pts
Organization is coherent and unified overall in support of the essay’s purpose/ plan, but is ineffective at times and may demonstrate abrupt or weak transitions between ideas or paragraphs.
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3 to >0 pts
Organization is confused and fragmented in support of the essay’s purpose/ plan and demonstrates a lack of structure or coherence that negatively affects readability.
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10 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle & Mechanics
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10 to >6.0 pts
Readable and rhetorically effective in tone, incorporating varied sentence structure, precise word choice and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Mastery of style)
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6 to >4.0 pts
Style is readable and rhetorically effective in tone, incorporating varied sentence structure, effective word choice, and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Effective style)
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4 to >3.0 pts
Style is readable, but unremarkable in tone, sometimes including a lack of sentence variety effective word choice, or some distracting, but not serious, errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Readable but inconsistent style)
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3 to >0 pts
Style is incoherent or inappropriate in tone, including a lack of sentence variety, ineffective or inappropriate word choice, and serious errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Ineffective style)
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10 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFormat
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10 to >6.0 pts
Format is correct, meets all assignment directions, and works expertly to support the essay’s purpose/plan.
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6 to >4.0 pts
Format is correct, meets all assignment directions, and works generally to support the essay’s purpose/plan.
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4 to >3.0 pts
Format is mostly correct, meets critical aspects of assignment directions, and works mostly to support the essay’s purpose/ plan.
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3 to >0 pts
Format is faulty, does not meet sufficient aspects of the assignment direction, and does not support the essay’s purpose/ plan.
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10 pts
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Total Points: 50
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