3 page paper due in 2 hours. Time sensitive No plagiarism

CATEGORY

4– Exemplary

3 - Good

2- Marginal

1 - Poor

0- Unacceptable

SCORE

Organization

Paper contains an intro, main body, and conclusion. Main points are clearly and concisely set forth.

Paper contains an intro, main body, and conclusion. Main points are adequately set forth.

Paper contains an intro, main body, and conclusion; however, main points are not effectively laid out.

Essay contains no clear organizational pattern.

Fails to upload essay in correct format; submits paper previously submitted in another course; cites Wiki or other sources specifically prohibited in Course Syllabus

Clarity and Style

All sentences are grammatically correct and clearly written. No words are misused, and technical terms are always explained. All information is accurate.

All sentences are grammatically correct and clearly written. An occasional word is misused, and/or technical terms are usually, but not always, explained. All information is accurate.

A few sentences are grammatically incorrect or not clearly written. Several words are misused. Technical terms are rarely explained. Not all information is accurate.

Essay is full of grammatical errors and poor writing. Several words are misused. Technical terms are rarely explained. Not all information is accurate.

Failure to completely follow the assignment instructions; submits paper previously submitted in another course; cites Wiki or other sources specifically prohibited in Course Syllabus

Evidence and Sources

Provides compelling and accurate evidence to support main points. Relevance or importance of all evidence and sources is clearly stated.

Provides necessary evidence to support main points. Relevance or importance of some evidence presented may not be totally clear.

Not enough evidence is provided to support main points, or evidence is incomplete, incorrect or oversimplified.

Either no evidence is provided, or there are numerous factual mistakes, omissions or oversimplifications.

Plagiarizes within the assignment and/or uses poor or unacceptable sources; submits paper previously submitted in another course; cites Wiki or other sources specifically prohibited in Course Syllabus

Research Techniques and Synthesis

Uses sound research techniques and synthesizes sources and data to produce an exemplary paper.

Uses good research techniques and synthesizes most sources and data to produce a good paper.

Uses marginal research techniques and minimally synthesizes sources and data to produce a marginal paper.

Improperly uses or fails to use accepted research techniques and fails to synthesize sources and data.

Plagiarized sources and/or copied essay directly from an online source; cites Wiki or other sources specifically prohibited in Course Syllabus

Quality of Final Written Contribution

Directly addresses assignment instructions; clearly and succinctly poses a political problem and offers a meaningful solution; clearly outlines three topics of study. Student demonstrates he/she has retained nearly all of the relevant knowledge presented in coursework.

Competently address assignment but does not present a clear political problem/solution; Student has retained most information in coursework and is able to communicate most knowledge.

Attempts to address the assignment but is unable to do so. Student has retained some information in coursework but does not fully understand its meaning or context and does not clearly convey knowledge.

Does not address assignment and has not retained meaningful information from coursework.

Zero contributions, failed to follow directions; submits paper previously submitted in another course; cites Wiki or other sources specifically prohibited in Course Syllabus