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EDUC 306 Extreme Expository
Response Paper Rubric
Using this rubric: As you edit a peer’s paper, mark the appropriate points under “Peer” if they completed the elements or rules properly, or mark a 0 if they did not. Use the comment section or back of the rubric for suggestions. Check the “Self” section when writing your final draft. Turn in your first draft and this sheet with your final draft.
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1) Paper is TWO Typed Pages Minimum |
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1) Paper is Formatted (APA or MLA) |
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1)“The” does not begin… |
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1)No two paragraphs begin… |
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1)No two sentences begin… |
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1)Did not use “Thing,” “like,” “very,” “great,” or “a lot” |
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1)Quotations are five words or shorter |
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1)NEASWAP |
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1)No contractions, shortened word forms, or slang |
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1)Sentences do not begin with conjunctions |
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1)Sentence structure is varied |
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2)Does not repeat key words or phrases |
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3)Does not use I, me, my, mine, you, we, our, us. |
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3)Paper Addresses All Pertinent Questions |
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3)Paper is Creative |
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3)Paragraph Structure of 1 Evidence: 2 Opinion is used in body paragraphs |
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EDUC 306 Extreme Expository
List of the 25 Most Common Prepositions: “NEASWAP”
Never End A Sentence With A Preposition
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of |
in |
to |
for |
with |
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on |
at |
from |
by |
about |
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as |
into |
like |
through |
after |
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over |
between |
out |
against |
during |
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without |
before |
under |
around |
among |
List of the 6 Most Common Conjunctions:
Never Begin a Sentence With a Conjunction
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and |
but |
for |
so |
because |
or |
nor |
Because may be used to start a sentence so long as a qualifying clause finishes the sentence: Incorrect-Because I was tired. Correct-Because I was tired, I could not complete my homework.
For may be used with example or instance. For example…or For instance…
*Note: Both of these rules are strong suggestions about writing based on established reading patterns. These rules are not absolute for all writing all of the time; in many cases, these rules can be broken if the writer is adept at maintaining proper syntactical structure.