English 101 Paper

Content

Good/Excellent = 15

Fair/Competent = 13

Deficient = 9

Development

(CCLO # 2)

Score:

· Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported.

· Content is persuasive and comprehensive.

· Content and purpose of the writing is clear.

· Thesis has a strong claim. The audience is clear and appropriate for the topic.

· Supportive information (if required) is strong and addresses writing focus.

· Major points are addressed, but clarity or support is limited.

· Content is somewhat persuasive or comprehensive.

· Content is inconsistent (lack of clear purpose and/or clarity).

· Thesis could be stronger.

· Supportive information (if required) needs strengthening or does not address writing concepts.

· Major points are unclear and/or insufficiently supported.

· Content is missing essentials.

· Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity.

· Supportive information (if required) is missing.

Organization and Structure

(CCLO #1)

Score:

· Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow.

· Introduction is compelling and forecasts the topic and thesis.

· Each paragraph is unified and has a clear central idea.

· Transitional wording is present throughout the writing.

· Conclusion is a logical end to the writing.

· Adequately organized with some areas difficult to follow.

· Introduction needs to provide a stronger gateway into the writing.

· Some paragraphs lack unity.

· Better transitions are needed to provide fluency of ideas.

· Conclusion is trite or barely serves its purpose.

· Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message.

· Introduction and/or conclusion are incomplete or missing.

· Paragraphs are not unified (more than 1 topic/missing or inadequate controlling and concluding sentences).

· Transitions are missing.

· Conclusion, if present, fails to serve its purpose.

Mechanics

Good/Excellent = 15

Fair/Competent = 13

Deficient = 9

Grammar and Diction

(CCLO # 1, 3)

Score:

· The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling standards.

· Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective.

· Writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.

· The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.

· Language is unclear, awkward or inappropriate in parts.

· The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.

· The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation and/or spelling errors.

· Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate.

· The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.

Form

Good/Excellent = 5

Fair/Competent = 4

Deficient = 3

Format Requirements

(CCLO #6)

Score:

· Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately.

· Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used.

· Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and/or references are not provided.

Final Score:

/50