Drug use and its effect on Juvenile Delinquency

Criteria

Points Possible

a.

Organization

60

1. Did the author follow the direction; such as was the paper turned in using the correct link; file named correctly; turned in on time; etc.

2. Is the paper organized, according to APA and the assignment instructions?

3. Does the author make use of headings?

4. Are the basic sections adequate? Do they make sense?

5. Does the paper have a table of contents and abstract? Do they make sense?

b.

Argument

80

1. Is the thesis in the first paragraph? Does it make an argument?

2. Is the thesis clear and comprehensive?

3. Did the author make use of the higher levels of Blooms Taxonomy?

4. Was the material ordered in a way that was logical, clear, and easy to follow?

5. Does the content examine or argue the topic problem the problem and discus alternative perspectives?

6. Is there a conclusion? Is it clear and concise?

7. Does the conclusion summarize the arguments? Does it make new arguments?

8. Are all assertions adequately supported?

c.

Citations & Support

20

1. Does the writer make use of in-text citations and all in-text sources are cited adequately and appropriately use APA formatting in reference list?

2. Does the writer cite sources adequately and appropriately use APA formatting in reference list?

3. Is work cited paraphrased and not took verbatim from source?

4. Is there an excessive amount of direct or block quoted material?

5. Are there enough references to other sources?

6. Are the references relevant, and credible?

d.

Grammar & Style

10

1. Are there any grammatical or spelling problems?

2. Is the writing style clear, concise, and easy to read?

3. Was the writing scholarly?

e.

Plagiarism

10

1. Did SafeAssign find evidence of plagiarism?

2. Was the plagiarism egregious, taken from excessive quoted material, or taken from reference material?

Total

180