1500 word response paper

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Points Earned

Good/Excellent

Fair/Competent

Deficient

Content – Development

100 to 120 points

· Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported.

· Content is persuasive and comprehensive.

· Content and purpose of the writing is clear.

· Thesis has a strong claim.

· The audience is clear and appropriate for the topic.

· Supportive information (if required) is strong and addresses writing focus.

60 to 99 points

· Major points are addressed but clarity or support is limited.

· Content is somewhat persuasive or comprehensive.

· Content is inconsistent (lack of clear purpose and/or clarity).

· Thesis could be stronger.

· Supportive information (if required) needs strengthening or does not address writing concepts.

0 to 59 points

· Major points are unclear and/or insufficiently supported.

· Content is missing essentials.

· Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity.

· Supportive information (if required) is missing.

Content – Organization and Structure

30 to 40 points

· Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow.

· Introduction compellingly forecasts the topic and thesis.

· Each paragraph is unified and has a clear central idea.

· Transitional wording is present throughout the writing.

· Conclusion is a logical end to the writing.

15 to 29 points

· Adequately organized with some areas difficult to follow.

· Introduction needs to provide a stronger gateway into the writing.

· Some paragraphs lack unity.

· Better transitions are needed to provide fluency of ideas.

· Conclusion is trite or barely serves its purpose.

0 to 14 points

· Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message.

· Introduction and/or conclusion is incomplete or missing.

· Paragraphs are not unified (more than one topic/missing or inadequate controlling and concluding sentences).

· Transitions are missing.

· Conclusion, if present, fails to serve its purpose.

Form – Grammar and Diction

15 to 20 points

· The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling standards.

· Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective.

· Writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.

8 to 14 points

· The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.

· Language is unclear, awkward or inappropriate in parts.

· The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.

0 to 7 points

· The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation and/or spelling errors.

· Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate.

· The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.

Form – Format

15 to 20 points

· Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately.

· Paper is at least 1,500 words.

8 to 14 points

· Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected.

0 to 7 points

· Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and/or references are not provided.

· Paper is far less than 1,500 words.

Total

/200

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