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Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Content

60 to 70 points

· All required items are clearly articulated.

· All required items are included.

36 to 59 points

· Required items could be more clearly articulated.

· Most required items are included.

1 to 35 points

· Some required items are not clearly articulated

· Some required items are included.

0 points

· Not Present

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Title Page

6 points

· All required information is included.

· No extraneous information is included.

4 to 5 points

· All required information is included.

· Some extraneous information is included.

1 to 3 points

· Some required information is included.

· Extraneous information is included.

0 points

· Not Present

Logical Flow

8 points

· The reader is guided smoothly through the logically arranged paper.

· There are no structural errors.

6 to 7 points

· The overall arrangement is logical but is occasionally difficult to follow.

· A minor formatting error or 2 is noted.

1 to 5 points

· The arrangement of content is haphazard and difficult to follow.

0 points

· Not Present

Font, Margins, Spacing, References

8 points

· Times New Roman or Arial is used.

· A margin of 1 1/2 inch is used on the left border; margins of 1 inch are used on the top, right, and bottom borders.

· Spacing is appropriate/consistent.

· Any sources included are listed in APA format on the reference page.

· There are 4–5 pages of content.

6 to 7 points

· Times New Roman or Arial is used through most of the document.

· A margin of 1 1/2 inch is used on the left border; margins of 1 inch are used on the top, right, and bottom borders.

· There are a few spacing issues noted.

· A minor formatting error or 2 are noted in the reference list.

· There are 3 pages of content.

1 to 5 points

· Times New Roman or Arial is not used.

· A margin of 1 1/2 inch is not used on the left border; margins of 1 inch are not used on the top, right, and bottom borders.

· There are multiple spacing errors.

· Multiple formatting errors occurred in the reference list.

· There are 1–2 pages of content.

0 points

· Not Present

Spelling/Grammar

8 points

· Spelling and grammar are correct.

6 to 7 points

· Spelling and grammar are mostly correct with only 1–2 errors noted.

1 to 5 points

· Spelling and grammar require further review with 3–6 errors noted.

0 points

· Not Present

Total Points

/100