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Outstanding
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Good
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Fair
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Acceptable
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Not Completed
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Thinking / Reflection
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Arguments are pertinent to the topic. Arguments are logical and supported with evidence. Highly informative and easy to understand. Appropriate vocabulary is used.
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Arguments are pertinent to the topic. Arguments are fairly logical and reasonably supported. Arguments are informative, complete and understandable. Appropriate vocabulary is used.
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Arguments are not consistently pertinent, logical or supported. Somewhat informative and understandable.
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Arguments not pertinent. Arguments rarely, if at all, logical and supported. Not very informative and understandable.
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No evidence.
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Structure
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There is a logical flow to the topics / arguments. Conclusion flows clearly from the arguments presented.
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Discussion is fairly well organized. Conclusion flows from the rest of the discussion.
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Discussion weakly organized. Conclusion is acceptable.
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Discussion is not organized. Conclusion doesn’t flow from the rest of the discussion.
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No evidence.
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Interest Factor
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Language and style are appropriate for intended audience. Main points are memorable. Reader is very engaged. Discussion presents well developed analysis and synthesis. Clearly demonstrates critical thinking.
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Language and style of discussion appropriate. Reader is engaged. Discussion presents reasonable analysis and synthesis. Demonstrates critical thinking.
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Language and style only fair. Reader is only somewhat engaged. Less-developed analysis and synthesis. Critical thinking is abstract and hard to follow.
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Language and style are poor. Reader finds it hard to follow. Analysis and synthesis lacking. There is little evidence of critical thinking.
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No evidence.
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Conclusion
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The conclusion is engaging and reflects personal learning.
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The conclusion restates the learning.
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The conclusion does not adequately restate the learning.
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Incomplete and/or unfocused.
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Not applicable.
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Mechanics
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No errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling. No errors in sentence structure and word usage.
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Almost no errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Almost no errors in sentence structure and word usage.
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Many errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Many errors in sentence structure and word usage.
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Numerous and distracting errors in punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Numerous and distracting errors in sentence structure and word usage.
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Not applicable.
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