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Signature Assignment Rubric Course: CJA230 Intro to Criminal Justice

Criteria Exceeds Standards Meets Standards Approaching Standards

No Participation/ Does Not Meet Standards

Criterion Score

References and

Citation

/ 1.666

Sentence

Structure

/ 1.667

1.666 points

Use of references

indicate substantial

research Correct

use of citations per

APA in body of

report and

reference page

1.3336 points

Use of references

indicate some

research correct

citations in body of

report or reference

page but not in both

1.1669 points

Few references or

some incorrect

references Incorrect

citations in body of

report and

reference page

0 points

No references No

citations

1.667 points

Sentence structure

is varied in

composition and

length

1.3336 points

Organized and

complex sentence

structure that has

some stylistic

variation

1.1669 points

Simplistic and/or

awkward sentence

structure

0 points

Unclear, incorrect,

and/or ineffective

sentence structure

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Criteria Exceeds Standards Meets Standards Approaching Standards

No Participation/ Does Not Meet Standards

Criterion Score

Vocabulary,

Grammar, &

Spelling

/ 1.667

Thesis & Content / 1.667

Organization of

Paper

/ 1.667

Format / 1.666

1.667 points

Rich and precise

language. Nearly

error-free which

reflects clear

understanding and

thorough

proofreading. No

spelling errors.

1.3336 points

Effective language.

Few grammatical

and/or stylistic

errors. Few spelling

errors.

1.1669 points

Simplistic and/or

unclear language.

Some errors in

grammar and/or

format that do not

interfere with

clarity. Some

spelling errors.

0 points

Apparent confusion

with the use of

language. Multiple

grammatical and

stylistic errors.

Multiple spelling

errors.

1.667 points

Establishes thesis

and maintains clear

purpose via suitable

voice and tone

1.3336 points

Evidence of thesis

can be found and

author generally

maintains purpose

through suitable

voice and/or tone

1.1669 points

Attempt to create a

thesis statement

and communicate

the purpose

throughout

0 points

There is no clear

purpose of the

paper; seemingly

little attempt to

create a thesis

statement

1.667 points

Careful and relevant

organization of

ideas

1.3336 points

Logical organization

of ideas

1.1669 points

Somewhat

unfocused and/or

unclear

0 points

Weak organization

of ideas

1.666 points

APA format

followed

1.3336 points

Mostly APA format

followed

1.1669 points

Some APA format

followed

0 points

Not APA format

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Total / 10

Overall Score

Exceeds Standards 10 points minimum

Meets Standards 8 points minimum

Approaching Standards 7 points minimum

No Participation/ Does Not Meet Standards 0 points minimum

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