Discussion Post Required - Urgently Required. Maximum 12 Hours. A+ Work Required. Real every Single Instruction

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Development

26 to 28 points

Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported. Ideas not only answer prompt but expands it further.

The post includes considerations of previous writers and/or ideas. Other writers’ views and ideas are specifically mentioned to provide clarity.

Writer presents critical questions for consideration about the reading and/or its connections to other contexts.

The thread meets and exceeds the 500-word requirement.

All requirements must be met.

24 to 25 points

Major points are answered but may need additional support or clarity to establish clear connections. Ideas answer the prompt but do not expand the discussion further.

Other writers are vaguely mentioned, but they are not addressed specifically.

Writer presents questions for consideration, but they might need more refinement for further discussion.

The thread meets the 500-word requirement.

All requirements must be met.

1 to 23 points

Major points may be answered yet lack any support for clarity. Ideas minimally address parts of the prompt and might miss some areas.

Other writers are not mentioned. The content of the post is isolated and not contextualized with other readings.

Writer presents questions that are already answered by the text, do not prompt further inquiry, or do not connect to the reading itself.

The word count requirement is not met.

At least one requirement must be met.

0 points

Not present and/or no requirements met.

Scope

9 to 10 points

The content is specific and manageable, focused on the prompted questions yet accompanied with in-depth support.

6 to 8 points

The content is specific in some areas but might leave some areas broader and in need of further support.

1 to 5 points

The content is too broad, often trying to cover the entirety of a work and not going in-depth with any one topic or theme.

0 points

Not present and/or no requirements met.

Reply

16 to 18 points

The reply answers the original post’s questions written by another student.

The reply reveals an understanding of the original posts’ focus and context of the question.

One follow-up question provided that builds on original post’s inquiry.

The reply meets and exceeds the 200-word requirement.

All requirements must be met.

11 to 15 points

The reply answers the original post’s questions written by another student yet it might need some further clarity added.

The reply reveals general knowledge of the original post but only summarizes those ideas without connecting them to another question.

One follow-up question provided that builds on original post’s inquiry, but the question needs further refinement.

The reply meets the 200-word requirement.

All requirements must be met.

1 to 10 points

The reply does not attempt to answer the original post’s question presented by another student.

The reply minimally connects to the original post’s content.

One follow-up question provided that builds on original post’s inquiry, but the question is not asking anything new or more focused.

The minimum word count is not met.

0 points

Not present and/or no requirements met.

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Organization

7 to 8 points

Structure presents clear and coherent ideas.

While not necessarily presenting individual paragraphs, content has unified parts with clear focus.

Transitional wording/phrasing indicates shifts in focus and logical connections between ideas.

4 to 6 points

Structure reflects the prompted questions but may not blend together as one post/focus.

Content is generally focused and unified. Some redundancy present, which hinders the flow of ideas.

Basic transitions present.

1 to 3 points

Structure not clear or present. No clear order of ideas.

Content may address prompt but does not reveal interconnecting ideas blending together for a single focus.

Limited to no attempts at transitioning.

0 points

Not present and/or no requirements met.

Grammar and Mechanics

7 to 8 points

The writing reflects

grammatical,

punctuation, and

spelling standards.

Language is accurate,

appropriate, effective, and reflects graduate level diction.

The tone is appropriate

and highly effective.

4 to 6 points

The writing contains

some grammatical,

punctuation, and / or spelling errors.

Language is unclear,

awkward or

inappropriate in parts.

Tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.

1 to 3 points

The writing contains

many grammatical,

punctuation and/or

spelling errors.

Language use is

largely inaccurate or inappropriate.

The tone is

ineffective and/or inappropriate.

0 points

Not present and/or no requirements met.

APA Formatting

7 to 8 points

The writing contains

some grammatical,

punctuation, and / or spelling errors.

Language is unclear,

awkward or

inappropriate in parts.

Tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.

4 to 6 points

Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected.

Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used

1 to 3 points

Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.

Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and / or references are not provided.

0 points

Not present and/or no requirements met.

Total

/50

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