Essay 4 Grading Criteria
Chris Pool
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Formatting: Writer follows MLA style. Essay is double spaced with 1 inch margins on all sides. Author, professor, course title, date, and title (centered) appear on page 1. Last name/page number appear in top right margin. (See 386-395.) view longer description |
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Argumentation/Critical Thinking: Paper presents an introduction with three answers to the issue question and then develops a detailed single-perspective argument in the body. Writer is persuasive & develops argument with subtle critical thinking. view longer description |
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Organization: Writer uses Toulmin model to identify the parts of his/her argument: claim, subclaims, warrants, rebuttal, qualifiers. view longer description |
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Research Quality: The essay includes at least eight critical/academic sources. Writer cites substantial works generated from study/research--written by "experts" on the issue. Writer establishes the qualifications/credibility of authors cited. view longer description |
0 pts Needs Work (Online dictionaries and encyclopedias, web sources by anonymous or unidentified authors, opinion pieces, articles from general interest/popular magazines, and short summary-style arguments do not qualify as "scholarly" sources.)
0 pts Competent (Online dictionaries and encyclopedias, web sources by anonymous or unidentified authors, opinion pieces, articles from general interest/popular magazines, and short summary-style arguments do not qualify as "scholarly" sources.)
0 pts Proficient (Online dictionaries and encyclopedias, web sources by anonymous or unidentified authors, opinion pieces, articles from general interest/popular magazines, and short summary-style arguments do not qualify as "scholarly" sources.)
0 pts Excellent (Online dictionaries and encyclopedias, web sources by anonymous or unidentified authors, opinion pieces, articles from general interest/popular magazines, and short summary-style arguments do not qualify as "scholarly" sources.) |
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Documentation: Writer provides an attribution for ALL the information s/he has obtained from outside sources. Any information that cannot be considered "common knowledge" is attributed. (If not, it is plagiarized.) view longer description |
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Attribution: The first time a source is referenced, the author uses a signal phrase to identify the author and establish his/her credibility. S/he provides an in-text citation with a page or paragraph number for ALL quotes/paraphrases. (See 372-376.) view longer description |
0 pts Needs Work Here is a made-up example: According to Harvard linguistic professor, John Smith, "speech patterns are established in early-infancy" (245). In this example, the author's qualifications and last name is given; quotation marks are placed around works quoted from his text; a page number reference is given. Provide a paragraph number reference for online sources like this: (Smith par. 14). Notice also the correct format for in text citations: the period goes outside the parenthesis after the page number reference--not inside the quotation marks.
0 pts Competent Here is a made-up example: According to Harvard linguistic professor, John Smith, "speech patterns are established in early-infancy" (245). In this example, the author's qualifications and last name is given; quotation marks are placed around works quoted from his text; a page number reference is given. Provide a paragraph number reference for online sources like this: (Smith par. 14). Notice also the correct format for in text citations: the period goes outside the parenthesis after the page number reference--not inside the quotation marks.
0 pts Proficient Here is a made-up example: According to Harvard linguistic professor, John Smith, "speech patterns are established in early-infancy" (245). In this example, the author's qualifications and last name is given; quotation marks are placed around works quoted from his text; a page number reference is given. Provide a paragraph number reference for online sources like this: (Smith par. 14). Notice also the correct format for in text citations: the period goes outside the parenthesis after the page number reference--not inside the quotation marks.
0 pts Excellent Here is a made-up example: According to Harvard linguistic professor, John Smith, "speech patterns are established in early-infancy" (245). In this example, the author's qualifications and last name is given; quotation marks are placed around works quoted from his text; a page number reference is given. Provide a paragraph number reference for online sources like this: (Smith par. 14). Notice also the correct format for in text citations: the period goes outside the parenthesis after the page number reference--not inside the quotation marks. |
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Works Cited: Writer follows MLA style. Bibliographic information in Works Cited entries is presented in correct order/format and is punctuated correctly. Note that if information is omitted/missing, the entry is plagiarized. (See 377-385.) view longer description |
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Point of View: Essay is written in third person perspective; writer AVOIDS use of first person point of view (I, me, my, myself) and second person (your/your). Ideas are presented objectively without the writer's opinion. view longer description |
0 pts Needs Work 0 pts Competent 0 pts Proficient 0 pts Excellent |
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Development: Essay is a minimum of eight full pages and not more than ten pages. Essay provides DETAILED and SPECIFIC information for support. view longer description |
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Coherence: The essay uses subordination, coordination, and transitional words/expressions to tie/link arguments together. The essay "flows" smoothly from one point to the next. view longer description |
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Writing Ability: Diction (word choice) and syntax (arrangement of words) is sophisticated and clear. The writer varies sentence structure and uses subordination and coordination to show the relationships between ideas. view longer description |
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Grammar: The essay has few grammatical errors: awkward or unclear syntax/diction, sentence run-ons, fragments, verb tense shifts, pronoun reference errors, subject-verb agreement errors, comma errors, possessives, spelling, dangling/misplaced modifiers. view longer description |
0 pts Needs Work If the essay presents serious flaws which disrupt the flow of reading, the essay may not be eligible for a passing grade.
0 pts Competent If the essay presents serious flaws which disrupt the flow of reading, the essay may not be eligible for a passing grade.
0 pts Proficient If the essay presents serious flaws which disrupt the flow of reading, the essay may not be eligible for a passing grade.
0 pts Excellent If the essay presents serious flaws which disrupt the flow of reading, the essay may not be eligible for a passing grade. |
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