Outline and Thesis

CONTENT

Good/Excellent (45-39)

Fair/Competent (38-31)

Deficient (30-0)

Development

(CCLO # 2)

/45pts

· 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)

/45pts

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

· Introduction compelling 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 is incomplete or missing

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

· Transitions are missing

· Conclusion, if present, fails to serve its purpose

MECHANICS

Good/Excellent

Fair/Competent

Deficient

Grammar and Diction

(CCLO # 1, 3)

/45pts

· 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 (15-11)

Fair/Competent (10-5)

Deficient (4-0)

Format:

MLA/APA/Turabian Paper

Requirements

(CCLO #6)

/15pts

· 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

Total

Assessment

Development

( CCLO # 2)

Organization and Structure

(CCLO # 1)

Grammar and Diction

(CCLO #1,3)

Format : MLA/APA/Turabian Paper Requirements

(CCLO # 6)

Total Points

___ / 45

____/ 45

____ /45

_____ / 15

______/ 150

Grade Scale

A

B

C

D

F

A= 150-135

B= 134-120

C = 119-105

D = 104-90

F = 89-0