| Week 4 Grading Rubric for First Draft | Total Points Possible | Total Points Earned |
| Criteria | 70 | 0 | Comments: |
| Prewriting: Prewriting portion of assignment is completed and submitted with the draft. | 10 | 0 |
| Central Idea/Focus: Topic, purpose, and thesis are clear and identifiable in the introduction; all ideas consistently address this main idea without off-topic or irrelevant ideas. | 10 | 0 |
| Support/Development of Ideas: Ideas are sufficiently developed for each point. Section I: Introduction must have attention-grabbing story, topic, purpose, credibility, and why the topic is important; the thesis is graded above in the central idea. Section II must have main idea followed by support, such as the history, causes, effects, definition, evaluation, or opposing view. | 20 | 0 |
| Organization/Structure: Sections are clearly delineated; the internal structure of a piece of writing, the thread of central meaning. All ideas are organized well without any missing or incomplete components. | 10 | 0 |
| APA including Paper Format: Correct title page, headers, second page title, margins, alignment, spacing, font, and size. In-text and end-text citations for at least three sources are listed in the References. | 10 | 0 |
| Grammar/Mechanics/Style: Grammar refers to correctness of language usage. Mechanics refers to conventional correctness in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Style includes word choice, sentence variety, clarity, and conciseness. Also, sentences vary in length and structure; ideas are clear, logical, and concise. | 10 | 0 |
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