| Content |
Poor |
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Acceptable |
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Excellent |
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Topic
is poorly developed, with supporting details that are absent or vague.
Trite ideas and/or unclear wording reflect lack of understanding of topic
and audience. |
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Topic
is evident with some supporting details; generally meets requirements of
assignment. |
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Topic
is well developed, effectively supported and appropriate for
the
assignment. Effective thinking
is clearly and creatively expressed |
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| Organization: |
Poor |
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Acceptable |
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Excellent |
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Writing
is rambling and unfocused, with main theme and supporting details
presented
in a disorganized, unrelated way. |
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Writing
demonstrates
some grasp of organization, with a discernible theme and
supporting details |
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Writing
is clearly organized around
a central theme. Each paragraph
is clear and
relates to the others in a well-planned framework. |
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| Language |
Poor |
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Acceptable |
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Excellent |
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Writing
lacks sentence variety. Significant deficiencies
in wording,
spelling,
grammar, punctuation, or presentation. Sources, if consulted, poorly
cited. |
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Some
sentence variety; adequate usage of wording, grammar, and punctuation.
Some cited sources used. |
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Wide
variety
of sentence structures. Excellent word usage, spelling, grammar
and punctuation. Multiple sources correctly cited. Effective integration
of information. |
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