TO PROF XAVIER

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Points

Earned

Advanced

Competent

Novice

Development

27 to 30 points

• Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported.

• Content is persuasive and comprehensive.

• Content and purpose of the writing is clear.

• Essential data has a strong claim.

• The audience is clear and appropriate for the topic.

• Supportive information (if required) is strong and addresses writing focus.

22 to 26 points

• 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).

• Essential data could be stronger.

• The audience is somewhat clear and appropriate for the topic.

• Supportive information (if required) needs strengthening or does not address writing concepts.

0 to 21 points

• Major points are unclear and/or insufficiently supported.

• Content is missing essentials.

• Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity.

• The audience is not clear or appropriate for the topic.

• Supportive information (if required) is missing.

Organization & Structure

27 to 30 points

• Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow.

22 to 26 points

• Adequately organized with some areas difficult to follow.

0 to 21 points

• Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message.

Grammar & Diction

27 to 30 points

• The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling standards.

• Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective.

• The writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.

22 to 26 points

• 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.

0 to 21 points

• 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.

Paper Requirements

9 to 10 points

• Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines.

• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately.

• Word count is met.

7 to 8 points

• Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected.

• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used.

• Word count is slightly inadequate.

0 to 6 points

• Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.

• Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and/or references are not provided.

• Word count is significantly below the requirement.

Total

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