| Course Project Final Paper Rubric | | Total Points Possible | 200 | Total Points Earned | 0 |
| | Points Possible | Points Earned | Comments |
| Ideas/Content: Ideas are strong and relevant to a humanities paper. The thesis includes a clear statement of purpose and sensitively explores its subject matter. It is supported with effective, specific, and relevant details selected with a humanities audience in mind. Body of the paper is five to seven pages of text (not including the title page and references). | 50 |
| Organization: It has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. The writing is structured to enhance meaning. Transitions are used to move from point to point. Transitions provide logical sequence appropriate for the purpose. Each paragraph ends with an original statement that connects to the thesis. | 50 |
| Word Choice: The language is rich, effective, natural, precise, and vivid. Words used to convey images are appropriate to the audience and purpose. Vocabulary is varied, specific, and accurate. It is appropriate for college-level writing. | 10 |
| Sentence Fluency: Sentence structures vary and contain no major flows such as run-on sentences, fragments, and verb errors. Sentences add interest and flow to text. There is strong control over simple and complex sentence structures. | 15 |
| Mechanics: The paper reflects correctness of expression and has been edited for spelling, style, grammar, and punctuation. | 25 |
| APA Formatting: The paper is double-spaced and is in a 12-point Times Roman font. The APA title page is not required or desired. Let’s be green. Needs to be seven pages long including reference page and title page. | 20 |
| References: There is a minimum of three academic sources. The references page includes full citations, and in-text citations are included when material is used from a source. Sources do not exceed 30% of the content and are cited correctly (in text and in a full reference page). | 30 |
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