poetry/ Dylan essay

Writing Skills

Exceptional

4 (10)

Good

3 (8,9)

Fair/Adequate

2 (5,6,7)

Limited

1 (2,3,4)

Poor/Unacceptable

0 (0,1)

N/A

Structure/

Organization

/10

Has a sophisticated organizational structure that demonstrates a complex understanding of the material

Well organized from introduction to conclusion; paragraphs and ideas flow coherently

Easy to follow, but would benefit from some restructuring and/or stronger transitions between ideas

Readable, but order of ideas and/or transitions between ideas need work

Difficult to follow

Measure does not apply

Research

NA

Meets or exceeds research requirements and integrates sources skillfully

Meets or exceeds research requirements and integrates sources effectively

Meets research requirements and integrates sources correctly

Either fails to meet research requirements or fails to integrate sources correctly

Fails both to meet research requirements and to integrate sources correctly

Measure does not apply

Reading Comprehension

/10

Demonstrates comprehension of all sources, ability to evaluate sources, and ability to advance knowledge through a sophisticated reading of the material

Demonstrates comprehension of all sources plus ability to evaluate sources

Demonstrates basic comprehension of both primary and secondary sources

Demonstrates inconsistent comprehension of sources

Fails to demonstrate comprehension of sources

Measure does not apply

Documentation

/10

Demonstrates independent research of documentation manual and employs advanced documentation style techniques

Follows basic style (MLA, APA, Chicago) with few or no flaws

Has punctuation or other minor errors in documentation, but in-text citations are clearly coordinated w/ bibliography

Includes both in-text citations and bibliography, but they are inconsistent or incomplete

Either or both in-text citations or bibliography missing

Measure does not apply

Formal/

professional

language and word choice

/10

Highly articulate academic tone employing professional language on an advanced level

Clear and appropriate language employing professional terms correctly

Acceptable language use overall, but some informal language present

Some acceptable language use, but overall tone is informal

Lack of respect shown to subject through use of slang and/or overly casual or colloquial language

Measure does not apply

Grammar (sentence structure, subject/verb agreement, pronoun/

antecedent agreement, etc.)

/10

Less than one grammatical error per page in a paper that employs a variety of complex sentence structures

No more than one grammatical error per page in a paper that employs a limited range of complex sentence structures

Occasional errors in grammar (one or two per page) in a paper that employs mostly basic sentence structures

Several minor errors per page

Grammatical errors make it necessary to reread sentences and/or sections to discern meaning

Measure does not apply

Punctuation, capitalization, & spelling

/10

Follows conventions for punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with fewer than one error of this type per page

No more than one error of this type per page

Occasional errors of this type but no more than one or two per page

Approx. four or five errors of this type per page

Paper requires extensive editing/proofreading in this area

Measure does not apply