Research Topic Requirement . Urgent Required within 8 Hours

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ENGL 603

Research Paper Topic Grading Rubric

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content (70%)

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Novel Selection

3 to 3 points

Novel is considered in the English field as mainstream and worthy of sufficient critical attention

2 to 2 points

Novel is considered as somewhat worthy of critical attention

1 to 1 points

Novel is not mainstream and though it may have generated some criticism is much more not traditionally considered canonical

0 points

No novel title submitted

Explanation

4 to 4 points

Thorough and engaging explanation of why novel was chosen for research paper project

3 to 3 points

Good explanation of why novel was chosen for research project

1 to 2 points

Superficial or unclear explanation of why novel was chosen for research paper

0 points

No explanation provided for why novel was chosen for research paper

Preliminary Research

6 to 7 points

Thorough overview of the amount and type of articles available on the novel, drawn from all three databases required on assignment sheet

4 to 5 points

Good overview of the amount and type of articles available on the novel; mostly covers all three databases

1 to 3 points

Superficial overview of amount or type of articles available on the novel or relies primarily on one database

0 points

Confusing or no overview of research available

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Grammar and Mechanics

6 to 6 points

Rare grammar errors or stylistic flaws

4 to 5 points

Some minor grammar issues

1 to 3 points

A range from minor grammar errors that occur throughout paper to major errors (score depends on level of grammar errors present)

0 points

Egregious grammar errors that mar most sentences

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