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Exemplary

Proficient

Partially Proficient or Incomplete

Presentation of Major Discussion Posting

Up to 10 points

Well-thought-out, very clearly presented persuasive posting that responds to the question

Incorporated and cited the textbook or other sources, such as current events, articles, Web resources (do not simply copy and paste information from a Website; instead, summarize the information and properly cite the source in your posting)

Up to 7 points

A reasonably well thought out and somewhat clearly presented posting with a citation

0 points

Posting is vague or lacks clear point of view

Did not cite supporting information from the textbook or outside sources

Writing Mechanics

Up to 5 points

Discussion posting contains minimal grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.

Up to 3 points

 Discussion posting contains some grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors.

0 points

Grammar, punctuation and/or spelling errors affected the readability and/or effectiveness of the discussion.

Replies to Other Students' Postings

Up to 5 points

Clearly and politely provided a counter perspective or identified additional points to support another student's perspective, 

Motivated discussion with further questions

Up to 3 points

Replied to another student's posting but did not provide reasons for either challenging or agreeing with the posting

0 points

Did not reply to another student's posting OR used belligerent or attacking language when responding to another student's perspective