SSCI316

EXCEPTIONAL (4)

COMMENDABLE (3)

ACCEPTABLE (2)

UNACCEPTABLE (1)

ORGANIZATION Introduction

HIGHLY ENGAGING introduction provides THOUGHTFUL background

ENGAGING introduction provides RELEVANT background information

Introduction provides SOME relevant background information. .

Introduction provides LIMITED and/or IRRELEVANT background information. TOO BRIEF.

Body

ALL body paragraphs develop a single topic, have topic sentences and CLEAR transitions allowing the paper to FLOW LOGICALLY. FOCUSED and CONTROLLED.

MOST body paragraphs develop a single topic, have topic sentences and transitions allowing the paper to FLOW LOGICALLY, FOCUSED AND COTROLLED.

MOST body paragraphs develop a single topic, have topic sentences, but information appears as UNCONNECTED CHUNKS. Paragraphs still have a sense of logical order.

MANY body paragraphs LACK topic sentences or topic sentences and body content do not always match. MANY body paragraphs develop more than one topic. Paragraphs DO NOT follow a LOGICAL order. Poorly organized.

Conclusion

INSIGHTFUL conclusion revisits thesis and main points. CONVINCINGLY PERSUASIVE.

Conclusion revisits thesis and main points. PERSUASIVE.

Conclusion revisits thesis and main points. It does what it has to—but PERSUASIVE.

POOR conclusion does not revisit thesis, and main points and/or conclusion are omitted.

CONTENT

Thesis

INTRIGUING AND FOCUSED Thesis CLEARLY shapes purpose of paper and matches the content. Conveys an ATTITUDE in support or against.

FOCUSED thesis shapes purpose of paper and matches content. Conveys an ATTITUDE in support or against.

Thesis ADEQUATELY shapes purpose of paper and matches content but is only a list. BEGINS to convey an ATTITUDE.

Thesis FAILS to shape purpose of paper and/or does not match the content of the paper. Thesis is CONFUSED or FACTUAL or is NOT PROVEN.

Research

Multiple sources SKILLFULLY interwoven in body paragraphs demonstrating RELEVANT, THOROUGH, and SOPHISTICATED support of thesis. Writer manages information well and avoids redundancy and reliance on direct quotes.

Multiple sources CONSISTENTLY interwoven in body paragraphs demonstrating RELEVANT and THOROUGH support of thesis. Writer manages the information and avoids redundancy and reliance on direct quotes.

MOST information supports the thesis by using a SINGLE source per body paragraph. Info. is STACKED, LISTED, REDUNDANT, or CONTINUALLY PARAPHRASED. Some reliance on direct quotes.

SOME information supports the thesis, but information is LIMITED, IRRELEVANT, REDUNDANT, WEAK or INACCURATE. Paper exhibits information dumping. Heavy reliance on direct quotes.

Voice

Paragraphs show SKILLFUL integration of student’s own words with researched info. ELOQUENT word choice and transitions. ALL body paragraphs end with student’s observation or conclusion. Shows a CLEAR understanding of the topic

Paragraphs show BALANCE between student voice and researched info. Body paragraphs end with student’s observations or conclusion. Analysis of info shows and understanding of the topic.

There is SOME student voice integrated with researched info. Analysis of info shows SOME understanding of the topic.

Paragraph conclusions are quotes or are missing. No student interpretation is evident. Analysis of info. shows a LACK of understanding of the topic. Much of the paper is written in “I,” “YOU,” or “WE.”

Mechanics

Grammar, word usage, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure errors RARELY occur, but DO NOT OBSCURE MEANING.

Grammar, word usage, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure errors SELDOM occur, but DO NOT OBSCURE MEANING.

Grammar, word usage, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure errors OCCASIONALLY occur, but DON’T OBSCURE MEANING

Grammar, word usage, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure errors FREQUENTLY occur and OBSCURE MEANING.

Work Cited

Works cited page properly formatted.

Works cited page has very few errors

Works cited page has many errors.

Works cited page is missing or improperly formatted.

Paper Length

Over and above requirement.

At or slightly above requirement.

Below requirement.

Extremely below requirement.