Answer the Question as described.Read the instructions carefully.You have 20 hours to complete it.

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Score/Level

Articulation of Response (clarity, organization, mechanics)

The candidate provides unsatisfactory articulation of response.

The candidate provides weak articulation of response.

The candidate provides limited articulation of response.

The candidate provides adequate articulation of response.

The candidate provides substantial articulation of response.

A. Research Paper

The candidate does not provide a cohesive, argumentative research paper.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The candidate provides a cohesive, argumentative research paper.

A1. Introduction

The candidate does not provide an effective introduction.

The candidate provides an effective introduction with no detail.

The candidate provides an effective introduction with limited detail.

The candidate provides an effective introduction with adequate detail.

The candidate provides an effective introduction with substantial detail.

A2. Thesis Statement

The candidate does not provide an appropriate thesis statement.

The candidate provides an appropriate thesis statement with insufficient detail.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The candidate provides an appropriate thesis statement with sufficient detail.

A3. Main Points

The candidate does not develop each of the main points in effective paragraphs.

The candidate logically develops eachof the main points in effective paragraphs with no support.

The candidate logically develops eachof the main points in effective paragraphs with limited support from a variety of sources.

The candidate logically develops eachof the main points in effective paragraphs with adequate support from a variety of sources.

The candidate logically develops each of the main points in effective paragraphs with substantial support from a variety of sources.

A4. Conclusion

The candidate does not provide an effective conclusion.

The candidate provides an effective conclusion with no detail.

The candidate provides an effective conclusion with limited detail.

The candidate provides an effective conclusion with adequate detail.

The candidate provides an effective conclusion with substantial detail.

B. Academically Credible Sources

The candidate does not include academically credible sources in the essay.

The candidate includes 1–6 academically credible sources in the essay.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The candidate includes 7 academically credible sources in the essay.

B1. Sources

The candidate provides only some in-text citations and references for the included sources.

The candidate provides appropriate in-text citations and references with major deviations from APA style for the included sources.

Not applicable.

The candidate provides appropriate in-text citations and references with minor deviations from APA style for the included sources.

The candidate provides appropriate in-text citations and/or references with no readily detectable deviations.