| Rubric for Final Project |
| Criterion | Exceptional | Proficient | Marginal | Unacceptable |
| Introduction | You effectively establish the context and purpose of the paper. | You adequately establish the context and purpose of the paper. | You miminally establish the context and purpose of the paper. | You ineffectively establish the context and purpose of the paper. |
| Thesis statement | Your thesis statement is exceptionally lucid and concise; it effectively explains to the reader what he or she should expect from the paper. | Your thesis statement is clearly stated and reasonably concise; it provides the reader a with a coherent preview of the paper. | Your thesis statement lacks clarity or is overly complex or wordy; it only partially prepares the reader for the rest of the paper. | Your assignment lacks a thesis statement, or the statement is inadequate or incomprehensible. |
| Content development | You use carefully chosen, authoritative, and compelling content that demonstrates mastery of the subject; provide an advanced and thoughtful analysis of ideas; present an in-depth synthesis of ideas demonstrating insight and interpretation; and include meticulous references to readings wherever necessary. | You use appropriate and relevant content that demonstrates sufficient command of the subject; provide a germane analysis of ideas; and include references to readings. | You use somewhat appropriate content that demonstrates limited command of the subject; provide a cursory analysis of ideas that lacks insight and interpretation; and include minimal references to readings. | You use inappropriate and irrelevant content, provide little, if any, analysis, and do not include references to readings. |
| Conclusions | You offer a clear answer to your research question and articulate related outcomes (consequences and implications) through careful reasoning and informed evaluation. | You offer a sufficient answer to your research question and state outcomes (consequences and implications) satisfactorily. | You offer a weak answer to your research question and state outcomes (consequences and implications) simplistically. | You offer a shallow or misguided answer to your research question and state outcomes (consequences and implications) erroneously. |
| Organization | You lucidly organize material into well-formed paragraphs and arrange ideas logically to support the purpose of the paper; writing is fluid with an explicit focus and sensible structure. | You logically organize material into well-formed paragraphs; writing has focus and structure. | You loosely organize material and provide limited supporting detail; writing is somewhat disjointed and disorganized. | You incoherently organize material, often impairing the reader's ability to comprehend it; significant details are missing or irrelevant; writing is completely disjointed and lacks correct form and structure. |
| Mechanics | You write in complete, well-constructed sentences with faultless grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; writing is sharp, coherent, and demonstrates sophisticated clarity. | You write in complete sentences with mostly correct grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; minor errors may exist but do not compromise meaning. | You write in unclear sentences with significant errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling that may compromise meaning. | You write in incomplete, incomprehensible sentences filled with serious errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, or spelling. |
| Evidence | You support points and subpoints with abundant clarifying detail, include relevant and clearly attributed sources as necessary, and effectively link ideas. | You support points and subpoints with sufficient detail, attribute sources as necessary, and link ideas. | You support points and subpoints with limited detail and improperly link ideas at times. | You inadequately support points and subpoints with irrelevant detail and do not properly link ideas. |
| Documentation | Your assignment contains well-documented statements and detailed references to the readings and other sources of information. | Your assignment contains documented statements and appropriate references to the readings and other sources of information. | Your assignment contains limited support for statements or references to the readings and other sources of information. | Your assignment contains few (if any) documented statements or references to the readings or other sources of information. |
| Completeness | Your assignment is complete in all respects; reflects all requirements. | Your assignment is complete in most respects; reflects most requirements. | Your assignment is incomplete in many respects; reflects few requirements. | Your assignment is incomplete in most respects; does not reflect requirements. |
| APA or MLA format | You use APA or MLA format accurately and consistently in citing sources. | You use proper APA or MLA format with minor violations in citing sources. | You reflect an incomplete knowledge of APA or MLA format in citing sources. | You do not use APA or MLA format in citing sources. |
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