Deliverable 7 - Persuasive Research Paper

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No Pass

No Pass

Competence

Proficiency

Mastery

Not Submitted

No evidence of following writing steps as directed, or a very weak attempt at illustrating the steps.

Some evidence was given to show an attempt at using the writing process steps as directed, but some of the steps were missing.

Evidence of following the writing proves steps, but a few steps missing from the breakdown.

Strong evidence of successfully following the steps of the writing process.

Not Submitted

Less than the minimum number of resources required, or from outdated or not credible sources.

Minimum research sources used, but one may be outdated or not credible.

Minimum research resources used from reliable and current resources.

More than minimum research used from current and reliable resources.

Not Submitted

Paper does not include any in-text citations as needed.

Paper contains few in-text citations, often incorrectly cited.

Paper exhibits good use of in-text citations, however some are incorrectly cited.

Paper exhibits excellent use of in-text citations that are cited correctly.

Not Submitted

Lacks evidence of use of formal professional English and contains no paragraph organization.

Shows use of formal professional English in most instances, however some paragraph organization is undeveloped.

Exhibits use of formal professional English in majority of paragraphs that demonstrate well-developed organization.

Exhibits excellent use of formal professional English throughout entire paper using well-developed & organized paragraphs.

Not Submitted

APA reference list is missing from paper, or too many errors included.

APA reference list is included with some noticeable errors evident in formatting.

APA reference list is attached with very few errors of formatting evident.

APA reference list is complete with no errors of formatting noticeable.

Not Submitted

Evidence of persuasive element is not shown in paper of thesis statement.

Use of persuasive element is minimally included in support of weak thesis statement.

Use of persuasive element is evident to support acceptable thesis statement.

Use of persuasive element is clearly demonstrated throughout supporting strong thesis.