Assignment 5

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Within page range and is formatted correctly with few or no grammatical errors.

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Over 1.5 pages or under 3/4 of a page

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Identifies at least two characteristics of Homo naledi which are derived or modern-looking (Homo-like)

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Identifies one characteristic of Homo naledi which is derived or modern-looking (Homo-like)

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No derived characteristics identified

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Identifies at least two characteristics of Homo naledi which appear to be more primitive

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Identifies one characteristic of Homo naledi which appears to be more primitive

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no primitive features identified

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Adequately discussed any overlap or discrepancies in the interpretation of the fossil morphology of Homo naledi between the articles

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Poorly discussed any overlap or discrepancies in the interpretation of the fossil morphology of Homo naledi between the articles

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No comparison of the two articles

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Included 2 sources and cited them properly

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Included 2 sources but did not cite them properly

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Did not include at least 2 sources

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Adequately describes the archaeological site at which Homo naledi was found

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Poorly describes the archaeological site at which Homo naledi was found

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No site description

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Adequately describes the impact of the date associated with H. naledi on hominin evolutionary trends

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Poorly describes the impact of the date associated with H. naledi on hominin evolutionary trends

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No trend description