Scoliosis

CATEGORY

7

5

3

0

Points

Sources

Use of 3 or more scholarly journal sources all no more than 5 years old.

Use of 2 scholarly journal sources and some textbook or internet sources. Or at least one of the sources is more than 5 years old.

Use of 1 scholarly journal sources and a couple textbook or internet sources.

Sources are only from textbook or internet sources.

Citation Style

Cover page, in-text citations, page layout, and references are in APA style.

Only 2-3 aspects are in APA style.

Only 1 aspect is in APA style.

None of the paper is in APA style

References

All references are documented in APA style in the references page.

75-99% of the references are documented in APA style in the references page.

50-74% of the references are documented in APA style in the references page.

49% or less of the references are documented in APA style in the references page.

Paragraph Construction

All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.

Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.

Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well.

Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs.

Organization

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. No subheadings.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. No subheadings

The information appears to be disorganized.

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic and it includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and it provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information vaguely relates to the main topic and limited details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic with no supporting examples.

Content

All 9 bullets of the instructions are discussed.

7-8 of the bullets from the instructions are discussed.

5-6 of the bullets from the instructions are discussed.

4 or less of the bullets from the instructions are discussed.

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

2-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

4-5 grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

6+ grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Total Points