Quoting, Citing, Documenting Homework

Length

Meets length requirement

Slightly short of length requirement

Noticeably short of length requirement

Significantly short of length requirement

Severely short of length requirement

Word Choice

Summarized and paraphrased portions are

leary in writer’s own words

Summarized and paraphrased portions mostly in writer’s own words

Summarized and paraphrased portions are a mixture of the writer’s and the author’s words

Summarized and paraphrased portions are significantly the author’s words

Summarized and paraphrased portions are only marginally the writer’s words: Primarily the author’s original words

In-Text Citation

Correct citation applied

Correct citation with one minor error

Citation with two or three errors

Citation with four or more errors

No citation

Works Cited Page

Correctly created

Correct citation with one minor error

WC page has two or three errors

WC page has four or five errors

WC page has six or more errors

Mechanics

Correct spelling, formatting, paragraphing, grammar, and other mechanical issues

Largely correct, but might include one or two errors

Mainly correct, but includes three to five errors

Significant errors—six to eight

Enough errors to damage the overall quality of the work—nine or more errors

Signal Phrase

Effective

Mainly Effective

Somewhat Effective

Somewhat Ineffective

Ineffective

Block Quotation

Error Free

One error

Two errors

Three errors

Four or more errors

Direct Quote (Less than four lines)

Error Free

One error

Two errors

Three errors

Four or more errors

Integration of quote into paragraph / essay

Effective

Mainly Effective

Somewhat Effective

Somewhat Ineffective

Ineffective

Totals