W2A

Criteria PercentageUnsatisfactory (0.00%)Less Than Satisfactory (74.00%)Satisfactory (79.00%)Good (87.00%) Excellent (100.00%)

Content 70.0%

Summary of the due

process requirements

prior to a short-term and a

long-term suspension of a

student at your local site

or district.

25.0

%

School suspension

due process

requirements are

not summarized.

Inadequately

summarizes school

suspension due

process

requirements from

the policy/handbook

investigated. Details

of due process are

unclear.

Adequately

summarizes school

suspension due

process

requirements from

the

policy/handbook

investigated. Some

details of the due

process may be

vague.

Thoroughly

summarizes school-

suspension due

process

requirements from

the policy/handbook

investigated. Due

process details are

clear.

Thoroughly summarizes

school-suspension due

process requirements

from the policy/handbook

investigated. Summary

expertly distinguishes due

process requirements

between short-term and

long-term suspensions.

Answers question, are the

due process procedures

for a short-term and a

long-term suspension of a

student the same or

different?

15.0

%

Does not answer

the question, are

the due process

procedures for a

short-term and a

long-term

suspension of a

student the same

or different.

Answer is unclear

and does not provide

concrete information

of whether or not

the due process

procedures are the

same or different.

Adequately answers

if the due process

procedures are the

same or different.

Answer may lack

some clarity.

Thoroughly answers

if the due process

procedures are the

same or different.

Due process details

are clear.

Comprehensively answers

if the due process

procedures are the same

or different. Includes

specific details to support

claim.

Answers question, are

these requirements

consistent with Goss v.

Lopez? Support your

position with examples

from case law, the U.S.

Constitution, or other

readings.

30.0

%

Essay has little or

nothing to do with

school policy or

Goss v. Lopez. No

examples provided.

Inadequate

comparison of school

policy or Goss v.

Lopez. Essay is overly

simplistic and few

details are given.

Adequate

comparison of the

school suspension

procedures and

Goss v. Lopez. Only

one example

provided.

Clear, well-crafted

comparison of

school suspension

procedures and

Goss v. Lopez. More

than one relevant

example provided.

Thorough and detailed

comparison of school

suspension procedures

and Goss v. Lopez. Several

relevant examples are

provided that presents a

persuasive claim in a

distinctive and compelling

manner.

Organization 20.0%

Organization and 500-750-

word count

15.0

%

Essay lacks any

discernible overall

purpose or

organizing claim.

Minimum word

count is not met.

Essay purpose is not

clear and conclusion

does not support the

claims made.

Minimum word

count is not met.

Essay purpose

statement is clear.

Minimum word

count is met.

Essay purpose is

clear. There is a

smooth progression

of claims from

introduction to

conclusion.

Minimum word

Essay purpose and related

conclusion are clear and

convincing. Information is

well organized and logical.

Minimum word count is

met.

Mechanics of Writing

(includes spelling,

punctuation, grammar,

language use)

5.0%

Surface errors are

pervasive enough

that they impede

communication of

meaning.

Inappropriate word

choice or sentence

construction is

used.

Frequent and

repetitive

mechanical errors

distract the reader.

Inconsistencies in

language choice

(register) or word

choice are present.

Sentence structure is

correct but not

varied.

Some mechanical

errors or typos are

present, but they

are not overly

distracting to the

reader. Correct and

varied sentence

structure and

audience-

appropriate

language are

Prose is largely free

of mechanical

errors, although a

few may be present.

The writer uses a

variety of effective

sentence structures

and figures of

speech.

Writer is clearly in

command of standard,

written, academic English.

Format 10.0%

Essay Format and

Documentation of Sources

(APA Style)

10.0

%

Essay is not in APA

style. No sources

are documented.

Essay is in APA style,

but some elements

are missing or

mistaken. A lack of

control with

formatting is

apparent.

Documentation of

sources is

inconsistent or

incorrect, with

numerous

formatting errors.

Essay is in correct

APA style.

Formatting is

correct, although

some minor errors

may be present.

Sources are

documented

appropriately, and

format is mostly

correct.

Essay is in correct

APA style. There are

virtually no errors in

formatting style.

Sources are

documented

correctly.

Essay is in correct APA

style. All format elements

are correct. Sources are

completely and correctly

documented.

Total Weightage 100%