Sudy#2

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Areas regarding content, analysis, synthesis, evaluation of topics, participation and timeliness

63 to 70 points

Superior work in all areas - Student consistently exceeds minimal expectations in all areas regarding content, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of topics, participation, timeliness, and writing style.

Specifically:

· There is a clear thesis statement

· The introduction provides a clear overview of the paper’s contents.

· Headings correspond to points in the thesis statement

· The issues raised in the topic are objectively treated

· At least 5 scholarly sources are cited

· The conclusion offers a robust summary of the issues treated in the paper and suggestions for further study

· The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper

49 to 62 points

Good work in most areas - Student demonstrates minor deficiencies in some areas regarding content, analysis, writing style, and/or participation.

Specifically:

· There is a clear thesis statement

· The introduction provides a clear overview of the paper’s contents.

· Headings do not always correspond to the points in the thesis statement

· There is some evidence of the writer’s bias toward the subject

· Between 3-4 scholarly sources are cited

· The conclusion is not developed fully relative to the points made in the paper and offers only minimal suggestions for further study

· The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper

1 to 48 points

Fair work in most areas – Student exhibits need for improvement in most areas regarding content, analysis, writing style, and/or participation.

Specifically:

· The thesis statement is missing, and the introduction only minimally describes the paper’s content

· Headings mostly do not correspond to the points in the thesis statement

· There is clear evidence of the writer’s bias toward the subject including use of first person

· At least 2 scholarly sources are cited

· The conclusion is only minimally related to the points discussed in the paper and suggestions for further study may be missing

· The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper

0 points

Failing – Student shows evidence of refusal or inability to meet minimum standards of work.

Specifically:

· There is no thesis statement or introduction

· Headings are missing

· There is clear evidence of the writer’s bias toward the subject including use of first person

· Less than 2 scholarly sources are utilized

· The conclusion does not reflect the points made in the paper and does not offer suggestions for further study

· The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Writing Style (APA formatting), grammatical errors and sentence structure

27 to 30 points

· Minimal to non-existent grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is between 4 and 5 full pages not including the title and references pages

21 to 26 points

· Limited grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is between 4-5 pages in length

1 to 20 points

· Contains numerous grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is between 1-2 pages in length

0 points

· Contains excessive grammatical and APA errors.

· The paper is between 1-2 pages in length