TERM PAPER - A+ WORK Required. Zero Plagiarism. Every Single Instruction Followed in line with Grading Rubric

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Development

157 to 175 points

Thesis has clear focus.

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

Includes previous writers and/or ideas to reflect broad knowledge of specific topic’s place in Classical Rhetoric.

Content is persuasive and comprehensive.

All requirements must be met.

105 to 156 points

Thesis has a focus but further refinement necessary.

Major points generally support thesis but may need additional support or clarity to establish clear connections.

Limited contextualization of the primary rhetor/theme/work.

Content is somewhat persuasive and comprehensive.

All requirements must be met.

1 to 104 points

Thesis present but unclear.

Major points not connected to thesis, unclear, and not sufficiently supported.

No contextualization of the primary rhetor/theme/work.

Content not comprehensive.

All requirements must be met.

0 points

Not present.

Scope

18 to 20 points

The content is specific and manageable, focused on specific topic with in-depth support.

12 to 17 points

The content is specific in some areas but might leave others too broad.

1 to 16 points

The content is 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.

Source Integration

45 to 50 points

Writing seamlessly includes secondary sources as part of the academic conversation around a specific topic.

Secondary sources appropriate for the topic.

All requirements must be met.

30 to 44 points

Secondary sources included as part of the academic conversation, but connections to specific topic may not be consistent.

Secondary sources not always appropriate for the topic.

All requirements must be met.

1 to 29 points

Secondary sources included but not really connected to one another. Mentioned as isolated works.

Secondary sources not appropriate for the topic.

All at least one requirement must be met.

0 points

Not present.

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Points Earned

Organization

31 to 35 points

Structure presents clear and coherent ideas.

Paragraphs unified with clear focus.

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

20 to 30 points

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

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

Basic transitions present.

1 to 19 points

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

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

Limited to no attempts at transitioning.

0 points

Not present.

Grammar and Mechanics

31 to 35 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.

20 to 30 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 19 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.

APA Formatting

31 to 35 points

Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines.

Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately.

20 to 30 points

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

Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used.

1 to 19 points

Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.

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

0 points

Not present.

Total

/350

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