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PROPOSAL

Learning Outcome Accomplished Superior Intermediate Novice Unacceptable

100 89 79 69 0

1. Effectively apply the principles of the writing process: discovering, planning, composing, getting feedback, revising, editing, and proofreading 17.50%

Effectively applies the principles of the writing process: discovering, planning, composing, getting feedback, revising, editing, and proofreading. No errors are present.

Effectively applies the principles of the writing process: discovering, planning, composing, getting feedback, revising, editing, and proofreading although minor errors are evident.

Applies the principles of the writing process: discovering, planning, composing, getting feedback, revising, editing, and proofreading although additional study and application is necessary.

Applies the principles of the writing process: discovering, planning, composing, getting feedback, revising, editing, and proofreading although the work is at a level that would require additional writing assistance to meet basic academic writing skills

Does not apply the principles of the writing process: discovering, planning, composing, getting feedback, revising, editing, and proofreading at an academic level-or- there was no submission.

2. Develop and organize purposeful, unified, and coherent documents. 17.50%

Provides a strongly developed and organized document that is purposeful, unified, and coherent.

Provides a well- developed and organized document that is purposeful, unified, and coherent. May contain minor errors.

Provides a developed and organized document that is purposeful, unified, and coherent although additional study and application is necessary.

Provides a somewhat developed and organized document that is purposeful, unified, and coherent but at a level that would require additional writing assistance to meet basic academic writing skills.

Does not provides a developed and organized document that is purposeful, unified, and coherent-or-there was no submission.

3. Apply higher- order writing

Applies higher- order writing skills

Applies higher-order writing skills (such as

Applies some higher-order

Applies limited higher-order writing

Does not apply any higher-order writing

skills (such as organization, coherence, and support for arguments) and lower-order skills (such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, and documentation). 17.50%

(such as organization, coherence, and support for arguments) and lower-order skills (such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, and documentation) in a refined and scholarly manner.

organization, coherence, and support for arguments) and lower-order skills (such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, and documentation) although minor errors may be present.

writing skills (such as organization, coherence, and support for arguments) and lower-order skills (such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, and documentation) although additional study and application is necessary.

skills (such as organization, coherence, and support for arguments) and lower-order skills (such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, and documentation) but at a level that would require additional writing assistance to meet basic academic writing skills.

skills (such as organization, coherence, and support for arguments) and lower-order skills (such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, and documentation)-or- there was no submission.

5. Use elements of argument and logical reasoning in writing. 17.50%

Uses elements of argument and logical reasoning in writing that conveys command of scholarly writing.

Uses elements of argument and logical reasoning in writing that conveys command of scholarly writing but may exhibit minor errors.

Uses standard elements of argument and logical reasoning in writing but may rely too heavily on personal opinion or use emotional appeal.

Uses a limited level of argument and logical reasoning in writing and requires additional writing assistance to meet basic academic writing skills.

Does not apply elements of argument and logical reasoning in writing-or-there was no submission.

Assignment Specific Requirements

Word count 15%

Assignment contains 700-750 words

Assignment contains 600-699 words

Assignment contains 500-599 words

Assignment contains less than 500 words

Does not meet the requirements or there was no submission

APA Format 15%

Assignment contains proper use of APA

Assignment mostly uses proper APA format but may contain minor errors

Assignment meets some APA format requirements but requires extended

Assignment exhibits basic APA format but requires

Does not meet the requirements or there was no submission

documentation style

revision to be in compliance

extensive revision to be in compliance