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Criterion

Poor

Below Average

Satisfactory

Good

Excellent

Formatting

· Cover sheet

· Clear presentation

Structure

· Clear introduction, method & outline

· Statement of argument in introduction

· Logical flow between sections

· Appropriate conclusion

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Content

· Critical, scholarly analysis

· Clear understanding of newspaper context

· Logical development of argument

· Level of textual analysis

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Language

· Appropriate scholarly prose that avoids colloquialisms

· Succinct and coherent presentation

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Mechanics

· Sentence and paragraph structure

· Spelling, punctuation and grammar

Referencing

· Claims, quotations, paraphrasing & statistics properly referenced

· Bibliography attached with sufficient scholarly sources

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