My paper will be on Diverticulitis

Short Writing Assignment: Grading Rubric

Criteria Ratings Points

Content

(50 points)

50 points

• Introduction present

• Clearly focused on the topic

• Idea development clear & detailed • Convincing and strong conclusion • Meets the requirements as described in

the assignment

20-49 points

• Introduction unclear

• Unclear focus on the topic

• Idea development uneven and/or simplistic

• Weak conclusion

• Missing 2-3 requirements as described in

the assignment

0-19 points

• No introduction

• Off topic

• Idea development ineffective and

vague

• Incomplete or no conclusion

• Missing more than 3 requirements as

described in the assignment

/50

Organization

(30 points)

30 points • Paragraphs organized and logical

• Strong topic sentences

• Easy to follow

• Effective, varied transitions

10-29 points

• Ineffective paragraph order; no paragraph

separation.

• Narrow topic sentences

• Few or unclear transitions

0-9 points • Inconsistent paragraph order; no

paragraph separation.

• Topic sentences missing

• Transitions missing

/30

Mechanics

(10 points)

10 points

• Near flawless spelling (1-2 errors)

• Near flawless grammar (1-2 errors)

• Sentence structure correct

• APA format followed

• At least minimum required amount of 7

slides, not including the front and

references slides

5-9 points

• Some spelling errors (more than 2; less than

4)

• Some grammatical errors (more than 2; less

than 4)

• Near flawless sentence structure (less than 2

errors)

• APA format with less than 5 errors

• Between 4 to 6 slides, not including the

front and references slides

0-4 points

• More than 4 spelling errors

• More than 4 grammatical errors

• Fragments present

• Run-on sentences present

• APA format more than 5 errors

• Less than 4 slides, not including the front and references slides

/10

References

(10 points)

10 points

• References listed in APA format

• Citations from at least 4 peer reviewed

nursing articles

• In-text citation included

5-9 points

• References listed but not in APA format

• Citations from 3 peer reviewed articles only

(or not peer reviewed article/not nursing

articles)

• Missing some in-text citations

0-4 points

• No references listed

• Citations from less than 3 peer

reviewed articles only (or not peer

reviewed article/not nursing articles)

• Ni in-text citations (Plagiarized)

/10

Total /100

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