AAS assignment

Effective

Adequate

Marginal

Inadequate

CONTENT:

DEVELOPMENT & DETAILS:

Response to prompt

A clear/concrete thesis; its sub-arguments; and counterargument;

/60 points

Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses the prompt; achieves objective, coherent and in-depth development with specific and relevant details and examples; synthesizes information from many sources a variety of course material; has no factual errors; describes, defines, explains, and interprets the significance of key events and terms/concepts; attempts to analyze or draw meaningful conclusions

60-54

Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea; has mostly focused but occasionally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail; demonstrates a solid knowledge of relevant course/textual material; has no significant factual errors; few minor errors;

correctly defines and describes key events and terms and uses them appropriately

53-48

Addresses the prompt but the focus may shift; has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions, or generalizations; demonstrates a basic grasp of course material; has a significant factual error or multiple minor errors; little or no use of specific events or terms; some textual references

47-42

Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in establishing a focus; demonstrates little or no development, usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information; does not demonstrate an understanding of basic course material; has multiple significant factual errors; no textual references

41-36

ORGANIZATION

A clear organizational plan with specific topic sentences and transition signals;

/20 points

Consistently establishes a clear and logical organization and format; is well-organized - on the essay, paragraph and sentence level; has a clear introduction and thesis statement;

20-18

Mostly uses an identifiable organizational plan; is generally well-organized at the essay level;

17-16

Shows some evidence of an organizational plan; sometimes lacks clarity and unity; is decipherable, but not clearly organized;

15-14

Is not organized; fails to organize and connect ideas coherently; hard to follow the arguments

13-12

COMPOSITION:

Conventions of EAE (Edited American English)

/20 points

Consistently controls sentence structure and the conventions of EAE; uses varied and precise word choice including important course concepts/theories;

20-18

Generally controls sentence structure and the conventions of EAE; uses appropriate word choice; some use of major course concepts/theories;

17-16

Demonstrates inconsistent control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE; uses a narrow range of word choice/course concepts/theories; often use inappropriate selection

15-14

Exhibits minimal or no control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE; many spelling/grammar errors; uses weak and/or inappropriate words/course concepts/theories

13-12