Week 3 df

HOSP Grad Level Essay Course: HOSP640 D001 Winter 2026

Grad Level Essay

Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did not attempt

Criterion Score

Introducti

on

/ 1010 points

Strong intro-

duction of

topic's key

question(s)

and/or

terms.

Clearly ex-

plains

subtopics to

be reviewed.

Thesis state-

ment is clear

and in accor-

dance with

the spirit of

the

assignment.

8.5 points

Conveys the

topic and

key

question(s).

Subtopics

are ex-

plained, and

general the-

sis state-

ment is

made.

7.5 points

Conveys the

nature of the

topic, but

does not

present the

key

question(s)

to be as-

sessed.

Describes

the

subtopics

and makes a

general the-

sis state-

ment which

requires ad-

ditional

clarity.

6.5 points

Does not ad-

equately

convey the

topic to be

assessed.

Does not

describe any

relevant

subtopics,

lacks an ade-

quate thesis

statement.

0 points

Incoherent

introduction.

No clear

thesis state-

ment, no re-

search ques-

tion

presented.

Grad Level Essay

Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did not attempt

Criterion Score

Focus &

Sequencin

g

/ 2020 points

All material

clearly re-

lated to

main topic

and

subtopics.

Paper

demon-

strates

strong orga-

nization and

inegration of

material

within the

different

topic areas.

Strong tran-

sitions

present link-

ing

subtopics,

and main

topic.

17 points

All material

clearly re-

lated to

subtopic,

main topic

and logically

organized

within

subtopics.

Clear, varied

transitions

linking

subtopics,

and main

topic.

15 points

Most mate-

rial closely

related to

the main

topic and

subtopics.

Material

may not be

organized

within the

subtopics

clearly.

Attempt to

provide a va-

riety of

transitions.

13 points

Little evi-

dence mate-

rial is logi-

cally orga-

nized into

topics,

subtopics, or

related com-

ponents.

Many transi-

tions are un-

clear or

nonexistent.

0 points

Severely

lacking focus

and clarity

throughout.

Presentation

of ideas

lacks smooth

transitions

and ideas

jump from

concept to

concept

without a

clear link.

Ideas bullet-

ted rather

than written

as a

narrative.

Grad Level Essay

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Criterion Score

Support / 20

Conclusio

n

/ 10

20 points

Strong peer-

reviewed re-

search based

support for

thesis. All

claims are

backed up

by scholarly

references.

Use of re-

quired

sources ex-

ceeds

expecta-

tions.

17 points

Sources well

selected to

support the-

sis with

some re-

search in

support of

the thesis.

Most all

sources are

from the

scholarly lit-

erature. Use

of required

sources

meets

expecta-

tions.

15 points

Sources are

generally ac-

ceptable but

not peer-re-

viewed re-

search (evi-

dence)

based.

References

Wikipedia or

other unreli-

able web-

sites

regularly.

13 points

Few sources

supporting

thesis.

Sources in-

significant or

unsubstanti-

ated. Fails to

meet mini-

mum re-

quired

source

expecta-

tions.

0 points

No refer-

ences

incorpo-

rated.

10 points

Strong re-

view of key

conclusions.

Strong inte-

gration with

thesis state-

ment.

Insightful

discussion of

impact of

the research

material on

the topic

presented.

8.5 points

Strong re-

view of key

conclusions.

Strong inte-

gration with

thesis state-

ment.

Discusses

impact of re-

searched

material on

the topic

presented.

7.5 points

Review of

key conclu-

sions. Some

integration

with thesis

statement.

Discusses

the impact

of the re-

searched

material on

the topic

presented.

6.5 points

Does not

summarize

evidence

with respect

to thesis

statement.

Does not

discuss the

impact of re-

search mate-

rial on the

topic

presented.

0 points

No clear

conclusion

provided.

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Criterion Score

Grammar

&

Mechanic

s

/ 2020 points

The paper is

free of

grammatical

errors, spell-

ing errors

and punctu-

ation errors.

17 points

Grammatical

errors or

spelling and

punctuation

errors are

rare and do

not detract

from the

paper.

15 points

A few gram-

matical,

spelling, or

punctuation

errors are

made and in-

terfere with

the reading

of the paper.

13 points

Grammatical

errors or

spelling and

punctuation

substantially

detract from

the paper.

0 points

Not written

at the gradu-

ate level.

Total / 100

Overall Score

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Criterion Score

Writing

Style and

Communi

cation -

APA

Format

/ 2020 points

No errors in

writing style

are made.

Scholarly

writing is

maintained

throughout.

Writing is

flowing and

easy to fol-

low. All ref-

erences and

citations are

correctly

written and

present.

17 points

Minor errors

in writing

style are

made, but

they do not

detract from

the paper.

Scholarly

writing style

is main-

tained

throughout.

Writing has

minimal

awkward or

unclear pas-

sages. One

reference or

citation

missing from

paper or ref-

erence list,

or errors are

made on

source list.

15 points

Errors in

writing style

are notica-

ble. Word

choice occa-

sionally uses

an informa-

tion tone of

voice.

Writing has

a few awk-

ward or un-

clear pas-

sages. Two

references

or citations

are missing

from the pa-

per or refer-

ences list.

Errors are

made on the

references

list.

13 points

Errors in

writing style

detract sub-

stantially

from the pa-

per. Word

choice is in-

formal in

tone.

Writing is

choppy, with

many awk-

ward or un-

clear pas-

sages.

References

and citation

errors de-

tract signifi-

cantly from

the paper.

0 points

A consistent

writing style

is not used

within pa-

per. Writing

is choppy

and unclear.

Referencing

and citation

errors se-

verely de-

tract from

the presen-

tation of the

paper.

Exemplary 90 points minimum

Accomplished 80 points minimum

Developing 70 points minimum

Beginning 60 points minimum

Did not attempt 0 points minimum