PLSI & Temperament Essay

ELA 350 ESSAY #1 RUBRIC

Criteria/Scale Exceeds Expectations

9-10 points Meets Expectations

7-8 points Needs Improvement

5-6 points Inadequate 0-4 points

Content/information • Clarity of purpose • Critical and

original thoughts • Use of examples

• PLSI and Temperament are clearly stated and developed

• Results offer analysis with specific examples about which tests portrayed personality and current work/future profession preference

• Integrates PLSI and Temperament results in detail and uses specific examples by discussing whether results were surprising or in line with future chosen profession and whether they are in line with identified core values

• PLSI and Temperament are clearly stated but not fully developed

• Results offer some analysis about current work/future profession preference but lacks reflections and thoughts

• There is some integration about

PLSI and Temperament results with some details about whether they were surprising or in line with chosen future profession or in line with core values

• PLSI and Temperament are explored and reflected but not sufficiently

• Results are explored with little analysis about current work/future profession preference

• There is little integration about PLSI and Temperament results with little detail about whether they were surprising or in line with chosen future profession or in line with core values

• No paper is hand in. • There is little or not insight

of PLSI and Temperament

• Results are not explored about personality or work/future profession preference

• No integration of PLSI and

Temperament results with details about whether they are in line with future chosen career or in line with core values

Structure • Organization • Flow of ideas • Transitions

• Paper is logically organized • Easily followed • Effective, smooth, and logical

transitions Professional format

• Paper has clear organizational structure with some digressions or irrelevances

• Easily followed • Basic transitions • Structured format

• There is some level of organization though digressions and irrelevances are too many

• Difficult to follow • Ineffective transitions • Rambling format

• There is no apparent organization to the paper.

• Difficult to follow • No or poor transitions • No format

Grammar/mechanics • Sentence

structures • Spelling • Punctuation • Mechanics

• Manipulates complex sentences for effect/impact

• No punctuation or mechanical errors

• Uses 12 font, New Times Roman and is doubled spaced

• Uses complex sentences • Few punctuation or mechanical

errors • Uses 12 font, New Times

Roman and is doubled space

• Uses compound sentences • Too many punctuation

and/or mechanical errors • Uses 12 font, New Times

Roman and is doubled space

• Uses simple sentences • Does not use 12 font, New

Times Roman and is not doubled space