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Articulation of a Clear Thesis
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Easily identifiable, plausible, sophisticated, insightful.
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Thesis is promising, but may be slightly unclear, or lacking in insight or sophistication.
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Thesis may be unclear (contain many vague terms) or difficult to identify; provides little around which to structure the paper.
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Presentation and Analysis of Evidence
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The ideas are arranged logically to support the purpose or argument. Places evidence and sources in appropriate historical context. The reader can follow the line of reasoning.
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The ideas are mostly arranged logically to support the central purpose or argument. Some evidence and sources are placed in historical context. For the most part, the reader can follow the line of reasoning.
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The writing is not arranged logically, and ideas often fail to make sense together. Paper makes little to no attempt to situate sources into an historical context. The reader is often unclear about what writer intends.
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Clear, Grammatical and Coherent Prose
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Virtually free of errors, written in a clear and cogent manner throughout. Sentence structure, grammar, and diction excellent; correct use of punctuation; minimal spelling errors, run-on sentences, and/or awkward constructions; limited or no use of the passive voice.
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Sentence structure, grammar, and diction strong despite occasional lapses; punctuation often used correctly. Some (minor) spelling errors; may have a couple of run-on sentences, sentence fragments, or other awkward constructions; a couple of sentences in the passive voice.
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Frequent problems in sentence structure, grammar, and diction. Multiple errors in punctuation and spelling. May have many run-on sentences or sentence fragments; numerous sentences are in the passive voice. Several errors per page.
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