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Content
|
|
|
|
0-59%
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60-74%
|
75-89%
|
90-100%
|
|
Depth
|
/20
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Surface, book-report, no depth.
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Lacking depth in one or two areas.
|
Appropriate for a 3rd year course.
|
4th year or graduate level.
|
|
Clarity of ideas
|
/15
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Confused interpretation of most points, or several major ideas.
|
Confused interpretation of some minor points.
|
At expected levels.
|
Beyond expected levels.
|
|
Adequate sources
|
/15
|
Uses & and cites less than six sources
|
Uses & cites at least 6 sources.
|
Minimum of 10 sources used & cited.
|
Uses & cites more than 10 sources, or uses sources of uncommon quality.
|
|
Sub-total
|
/50
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organization and mechanics
|
|
|
|
0-59%
|
60-74%
|
75-89%
|
90-100%
|
|
APA citation
|
/10
|
Frequent or severe errors in APA citation practices.
|
Minor errors in APA citation practices.
|
All sources referenced correctly.
|
Sources used to strengthen argument, nested referencing.
|
|
APA style
|
/5
|
Inattention to fundamentals of APA style.
|
Minor errors in APA style.
|
Reflects understanding of APA style.
|
Utilizes APA style
conventions not addressed in class (charts, tables, diagrams, appendices, etc.).
|
|
Themes
|
/20
|
No thematic organization.
|
Discusses 2 or 3 main themes, but uses sources sequentially
within each theme.
|
Integrates sources to discuss 2 or 3 themes which are clearly related.
|
Integrates sources to
discuss one main theme,
perhaps with explicit
subdivisions.
|
|
Correct English usage
|
/15
|
Frequent or severe errors in grammar, sentence structure, or word usage.
|
Minor errors in grammar, sentence structure, or word usage.
|
Appropriate for 3rd year course.
|
Exceptional fluency and language capacity supports communicative purpose.
|
|
Sub-total
|
/50
|
|
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