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Required elements: (a) cite of analyzed article during the introduction; (b) single weakness of the article as part of the thesis statement; (c) one recommendation addressing the weakness; and (d) reflection upon the recommendation
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All of the elements are missing
0points
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Three of the elements are missing
1points
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Two of the elements are missing
2points
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One of the elements is missing
3points
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All four elements are present
4points
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Classic one-paragraph introduction concluding with a weakness-driven thesis statement
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All other cases
0points
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Introduction does not utilize one paragraph classic introduction style Thesis statement does not contain the weakness of the article and its cite
1points
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Introduction does not utilize one paragraph classic introduction style Thesis statement contains the weakness of the article and its cite
2points
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Introduction utilizes one paragraph classic introduction style Thesis statement does not contain the weakness of the article and its cite
3points
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Introduction utilizes one paragraph classic introduction style Thesis statement contains the weakness of the article and its cite
4points
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Essay logically progresses from thesis statement to recommendation
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All other cases
0points
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Recommendation is missing
1points
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The flow of the essay fails to lead the reader from a weakness to a recommendation
2points
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The flow of the essay leads the reader from a weakness to a recommendation addressing the weakness in a choppy or disorganized manner
3points
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The flow of the essay easily leads the reader from a weakness to a recommendation addressing the weakness
4points
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The reflection segment provides insight into the ramifications of the recommendation
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All other cases
0points
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Reflection is missing
1points
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The essay concludes upon only a restatement of the essay’s content
2points
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The essay concludes upon the recommendation but not its ramifications
3points
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The essay concludes upon a reflective expression of the recommendation’s ramifications
4points
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Essay contains coherent arguments linking research-based claims to the appropriate conclusions
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All other cases
0points
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It is impossible to distinguish claims and evidence from surrounding text
1points
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The essay contained claims and evidence from the literature but failed to cite
2points
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The essay contained claims and evidence from the literature but may be lacking some cites
3points
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The essay contained claims and evidence from the literature and their corresponding cites
4points
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Paragraphs have topic sentences and flow together
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Paragraphs lack topic sentences
0points
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Topic sentences are confused and/or not related to the thesis
1points
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Paragraphs open with a short quote instead of a topic sentence
2points
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Paragraphs have topic sentences; however, the flow is choppy or slightly disorganized
3points
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Paragraphs have topic sentences allowing the writer to define a flowing essay
4points
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Writing is effective, nuanced, clear, and easy to read
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All other cases
0points
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The essay is difficult to read and falls short of adhering to the assignment
1points
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The essay is difficult to read although it tries to adhere to the assignment
2points
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The essay is fairly easy and has a few difficult passages
3points
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The essay is easy to read
4points
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Font: Times New Roman, 12 point, and double-spaced
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All other cases
0points
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N/A
1points
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N/A
2points
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N/A
3points
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Entire paper uses Times New Roman, 12 point
4points
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Margins: One-inch margins, all around
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No attempt to use margins
0points
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Cannot determine whether margins were correctly utilized
1points
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Inconsistent margins appear throughout the essay
2points
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Most of the essay uses one-inch margins
3points
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Entire essay uses one-inch margins
4points
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Indents: One-half inch indent as to begin a paragraph
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No indentation scheme is present
0points
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Incoherent indentation scheme is present
1points
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Several indentation mistakes are present
2points
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A few indentation mistakes are present
3points
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All paragraphs are correctly indented
4points
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Properly uses APA level headings
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No attempt to correctly utilize APA level headings is present
0points
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Incoherent heading scheme is present
1points
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Few level headings are correctly formatted and ordered
2points
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Most level headings are correctly formatted and ordered
3points
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All level headings are correctly formatted and ordered
4points
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Reference page uses hanging indents and is alphabetized by the last name of the first author
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All other cases
0points
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References may not be in alphabetical order and may have no indentation
1points
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References are in alphabetical order and may have no indentation
2points
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References are in alphabetical order and may have incorrect indentation
3points
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References are correctly indented and in alphabetical order
4points
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The essay has the correct number of APA formatted short quotes
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The essay lacks short quotes
0points
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It is impossible to distinguish short quotes from the surrounding text
1points
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The essay did not have the correct number of short quotes and but not all are APA formatted
2points
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The essay had the correct number of short quotes, but not all are APA formatted
3points
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The essay has the correct number of APA formatted short quotes
4points
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The essay has the correct number of APA formatted figures
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All other cases
0points
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Figures have minor APA formatting errors and appear in the body of the essay
1points
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All figures are APA formatted and appear in the body of the essay
2points
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Figures have minor APA formatting errors and appear in an appendix
3points
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Figures are APA formatted and appear in an appendix
4points
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The essay has the proper APA citations and references
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Missing cites and/or references
0points
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Incoherent or non-APA cites and/or references appear most of the time
1points
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There is a mix of non-APA and APA cites coupled to incorrectly formatted references
2points
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Most of the cites and references are correctly formatted
3points
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All cites and references are correctly formatted
4points
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All referenced papers are cited in the essay
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All other cases
0points
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Confusing or poorly formatted cites make it difficult to determine whether all referenced papers were cited
1points
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Forgot to cite several referenced papers
2points
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Forgot to cite one of the referenced papers
3points
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All referenced papers were cited
4points
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The essay is free of grammatical/spelling errors and minimal use of passive voice
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Broken mechanics, poor word choices, and confusing sentence structure
0points
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Essay contains enough grammatical and spelling errors to influence readability
1points
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Essay contains several grammatical and spelling errors
2points
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Essay contains a few grammatical and spelling errors
3points
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Essay contains no spelling errors
4points
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Author differentiates the thesis from the topic
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There is no attempt to differentiate the thesis statement from the topic
0points
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The differentiation between topic and thesis statement relies on a cited quote or piece of evidence
1points
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There is a confusing differentiation between the topic and weakness
2points
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There is a weak differentiation between the topic and weakness
3points
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There is a clear differentiation between the topic and the weakness
4points
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Author offers a defensible thesis
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The essay lacks a thesis statement
0points
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The thesis statement is confusing or not fitting the assignment
1points
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A defensible thesis statement, lacking the weakness, is provided
2points
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Potentially defensible thesis statement involving the weakness is provided
3points
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Defensible thesis statement involving the weakness is provided
4points
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The sources are peer-reviewed full-text journal articles fetched from the library
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More than three articles are not from scholarly sources
0points
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Three articles are not from scholarly sources
1points
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Two articles are not from scholarly sources
2points
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One article is not from a scholarly source
3points
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All sources are scholarly journal articles
4points
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TII reported at most a 15% plagiarism score
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Failed TII
0points
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N/A
1points
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N/A
2points
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N/A
3points
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Passed TII
4points
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