prof maurice

Excellent (90%-100%)

Accomplished

(75%-89%)

Developing

(60%-74%)

Beginning

(below 60%)

Points

Content

(40%)

-Complete and logical/clear explanation of points

-Vivid supporting details

-Demonstration of clear understanding of author’s/authors’ voice(s)

-Strong organization and structure

-Adequate explanation of points

-Some supporting details included

-Demonstration of general understanding of author’s/authors’ voice(s)

-Evidence of good organization and structure

-Limited explanation of points (depth lacking)

-Insufficient supporting details included

-Limited understanding of author’s/authors’ voice(s)

-organization and structure are somehow weak

-Unclear explanation of points (depth lacking)

- missing supporting details

-Little understanding of author’s/authors’ voice(s)

-Inadequate or confusing organization and structure

Personal Reflection (20%)

-Insightful thoughts and reflections about impact on personal growth in regard to the reading and discussion

-Elaborated thoughts and reflections about impact on personal growth in regard to the reading and discussion

-General thoughts and reflections about impact on personal growth in regard to the reading and discussion

-Thoughts and reflections not relevant to the reading and discussion

Mechanics

(20%)

-Complete sentences

-A clear beginning, body, and end

-Correct grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling

-Smooth flow of sentences and paragraphs

-Rich vocabulary and effective, frequent use of transition

-Mostly complete sentences

-A beginning, body, and end are included with some ambiguity

-Few errors in grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling

-Flow of sentences and paragraphs easy to follow

-Adequate use of vocabulary and transition

-Some complete sentences included

-some evidence of a beginning, body, and end

-Some errors in grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling

-Somewhat difficult to follow

-Limited use of vocabulary and transition

-Lacking complete sentences

-Not including a beginning, body, and end

-Frequent errors in grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling

-Difficult to follow

-Weak vocabulary and little use of transitions

Formatting

(15%)

-All MLA formatting guidelines have been followed

-Most of the MLA formatting guidelines have been followed

-Some evidence of adherence to MLA formatting guidelines

--Little evidence of adherence to MLA formatting guidelines

Neatness and Punctuation

(5%)

-Typed precisely and accurately

-Pages crisp and smooth, correctly ordered, and neatly stapled

-Typed with few errors

-Pages clean, ordered, and stapled

-Poorly typed

-Pages somewhat smudged, torn, wrinkled, or slightly creased

-pages not properly ordered or stapled

-Handwritten

-Pages smudges, badly torn, wrinkled, or creased

-pages out of order or not stapled