Purpose, Scope, Situation Overview, and Assumptions

Benchmark - Purpose, Scope, Situation Overview, and Assumptions - Rubric

Purpose Statement 10 points

Criteria Description

Purpose Statement

5. Excellent 10 points

Purpose Statement provides comprehensive information regarding EOP.

4. Good 8.5 points

Purpose Statement provides good information regarding the EOP.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

Purpose Statement provides general information regarding the EOP.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Purpose Statement provides little or no useful explanation of the EOP.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Not submitted.

Planning Assumptions, Data and Evidence (C4.4) 10 points

Criteria Description

Planning Assumptions, Data and Evidence (C4.4)

5. Excellent 10 points

Overview provides detailed planning assumptions, data, evidence, appropriate

citations, and a very professional presentation.

4. Good 8.5 points

Overview provides good planning assumptions, data, and evidence with

appropriate citations.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

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Overview provides planning assumptions, data, and evidence.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Overview provides inadequate planning assumptions, data or evidence.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Relative Probability and Impact of Hazards 10 points

Criteria Description

Relative Probability and Impact of Hazards

5. Excellent 10 points

Provides detailed, fully developed information on probability or impact of hazards,

and is presented in a professional manner.

4. Good 8.5 points

Provides good information on probability or impact of hazards.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

Provides general information on probability or impact of hazards.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Provides little to no information on probability or impact of hazards.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Not submitted.

Geographic Areas 10 points

Criteria Description

Geographic Areas

5. Excellent 10 points

Provides detailed information on geographic areas and is presented in a very

professional manner.

4. Good 8.5 points

Provides good information on geographic areas.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

Provides general information on geographic areas.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Provides little or no information on geographic areas.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Not submitted.

Critical Facilities 10 points

Criteria Description

Critical Facilities

5. Excellent 10 points

Provides in depth information on critical facilities, and is presented in a very

professional manner.

4. Good 8.5 points

Provides good documentation on critical facilities.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

Provides general documentation on critical facilities.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Provides little or no documentation on critical facilities.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Not submitted

Population Distribution 10 points

Criteria Description

Population Distribution

5. Excellent 10 points

Provides in-depth, well thought out information on population distribution, and is

presented in a very professional manner.

4. Good 8.5 points

Provides good information on population distribution.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

Provides general information on population distribution.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Provides little to no information on population distribution.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Capabilities and Limitations 10 points

Criteria Description

Capabilities and Limitations

5. Excellent 10 points

Provides in depth information on preparation and responses for capabilities and

limitations and is presented in a very professional manner.

4. Good 8.5 points

Provides good preparation and response for capabilities and limitations.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

Provides general preparation and response for capabilities and limitations.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Provides little to no preparation and response for capabilities and limitations.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Not submitted

Recommendations 10 points

Criteria Description

Recommendations

5. Excellent 10 points

Provides detailed recommendations to minimize impacts of event, and detailed

short-term and long-term strategies.

4. Good 8.5 points

Provides good recommendations to minimize impacts of event, and good short-

term and long-term strategies.

3. Satisfactory 7.5 points

Provides general recommendations to minimize impacts of event, and general

strategies.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 6.5 points

Provides few recommendations to minimize impacts of event, and few strategies. q

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Thesis Development and Purpose 5 points

Criteria Description

Thesis Development and Purpose

5. Excellent 5 points

Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement

makes the purpose of the paper clear.

4. Good 4.25 points

Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and

reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

3. Satisfactory 3.75 points

Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 3.25 points

Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language

use) 5 points

Criteria Description

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

5. Excellent 5 points

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

4. Good 4.25 points

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The

writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.

3. Satisfactory 3.75 points

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to

the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate

language are employed.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 3.25 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in

language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct

but not varied.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 5 points

Criteria Description

Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

5. Excellent 5 points

All format elements are correct.

4. Good 4.25 points

Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

3. Satisfactory 3.75 points

Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors

may be present.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 3.25 points

Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of

control with formatting is apparent.

1. Unsatisfactory 0 points

Documentation of Sources 5 points

Criteria Description

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as

appropriate to assignment and style)

5. Excellent 5 points

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment

and style, and format is free of error.

4. Good 4.25 points

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is

mostly correct.

3. Satisfactory 3.75 points

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some

formatting errors may be present.

2. Less Than Satisfactory 3.25 points

Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to

assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

Total 100 points