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Failed Expectations Below Expectation
Format The paper has failed to include
(5%) a majority of the following
items appropriately:
The paper is missing most of
the following items:
-A single spaced heading
according to the requirements
-An appropriate title
Double spaced
-Indented Paragraphs
-APA Reference
-APA In-text Citations
APA Reference The APA Reference section is
(5%) not included in this paper.
APA In-text There are no APA In-text
Citation Citations in this paper.
(10%)
Introduction There is no clear Introduction
(10%) in this paper.
Two Argument There are no argument
Paragraphs paragraphs in this paper.
(20%)
One Opposing There is no opposing view
View Paragraphs paragraph in this paper.
(10%)
Course:
Near Expectation Meets Expectation Above Expectation
The paper is missing most The paper is missing The paper is missing one of the The paper has all of the
of the following items: several of the following following items: following items:
-A single spaced heading items: -A single spaced heading -A single spaced heading
according to the -A single spaced heading according to the requirements according to the requirements
requirements according to the -An appropriate title -An appropriate title
-An appropriate title requirements Double spaced Double spaced
Double spaced -An appropriate title -Indented Paragraphs -Indented Paragraphs
-Indented Paragraphs Double spaced -APA Reference -APA Reference
-APA Reference -Indented Paragraphs -APA In-text Citations -APA In-text Citations
-APA In-text Citations -APA Reference
-APA In-text Citations
The APA Reference The APA Reference The APA Reference section has The APA Reference section
section has many errors section has several errors a few errors according to the has no errors according to the
according to the according to the guidelines guidelines set by Purdue OWL. guidelines set by Purdue
guidelines set by Purdue set by Purdue OWL. OWL.
OWL.
The paper has all or one The paper has all or one of The paper has all or one of the The paper has all of the
of the following items: the following items: following items: following items:
-One APA In-text -One APA In-text -Several APA In-text Citation -Several APA In-text
Citations Citations -A few errors with APA In-text Citations
-Many errors with APA -Several errors with APA Citations according to Purdue -No errors with APA In-text
In-text Citations In-text Citations according OWL. Citations according to Purdue
according to Purdue to Purdue OWL. OWL.
OWL.
The intro has is missing The intro has is missing The intro has all or some of the The intro has all of the
two of the following one of the following following items: following items:
items: items:
-A hook to attract the reader. -A strong hook to attract the
-A hook to attract the -A hook to attract the -General background reader.
reader. reader. information about the topic. -General background
-General background -General background -A good thesis statement. information about the topic.
information about the information about the -A strong arguable thesis
topic. topic. statement.
-A thesis statement. -A thesis statement.
The argument paragraphs The argument paragraphs The argument paragraphs has all The argument paragraphs
are missing most of the have some of the or some of the following items: have all of the following
following items: following items: items:
-More or less than two -Two argument -Two argument paragraphs (no -Two argument paragraphs
argument paragraphs. paragraphs (no more, no more, no less). (no more, no less).
-An argument sentence at less). -A good argument sentence at -A strong argument sentence
the beginning. -An argument sentence at the beginning. at the beginning.
-Points that branch from the beginning. -Clear points that branch from -Clear points that branch
each argument. -Points that branch from each argument. from each argument.
-APA In-text Citations to each argument. -APA In-text Citations to show -APA In-text Citations to
show the reader where the -APA In-text Citations to the reader where the information show the reader where the
information comes from. show the reader where the comes from. information comes from.
information comes from.
The opposing view The opposing view The opposing view paragraph The opposing view paragraph
paragraph is missing most paragraph has some of the has all or some of the following has all of the following
of the following items: following items: items: items:
-More than one opposing -One opposing view -One opposing view paragraph -One opposing view
view paragraph. paragraph (no more, no (no more, no less). paragraph (no more, no less).
-A“Turn Against”, using less). -A“Turn Against”, using good -A strong “Turn Against”,
good points and -A“Turn Against”, using points and examples. using strong points and
examples. good points and examples. -A “Turn Back” using good examples.
-A “Turn Back” using -A “Turn Back” using points and examples. -A strong “Turn Back” using
good points and good points and examples. -APA In-text Citations to show strong points and examples.
examples. -APA In-text Citations to the reader where the information -APA In-text Citations to
-APA In-text Citations to show the reader where the comes from. show the reader where the
show the reader where the information comes from. information comes from.
information comes from.
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Resolution There is no clear resolution in The resolution paragraph The resolution paragraph The resolution paragraph has all The resolution paragraph has
Paragraph this paper is missing most of the has some of the following or some of the following items: all of the following items:
(10%) following items: items:
-A restatement of the thesis. -A well written restatement
-A restatement of the -A restatement of the -A summary of the main of the thesis.
thesis. thesis. arguments. -A well written summary of
-A summary of the main -A summary of the main -A closing thought to end the the main arguments.
arguments. arguments. paper. -A well written closing
-A closing thought to end -A closing thought to end thought to end the paper.
the paper. the paper.
Mechanics: The paper has more than 50 This paper has 20-50 This paper has 11-20 This paper has 6-10 errors with This paper has 0-5 errors
-Grammar errors with mechanics. errors with mechanics. errors with mechanics. mechanics. with mechanics.
-Spelling
-Punctuation
-Vocabulary use
(30%)

Light Plagiarism (-15pts)

Heavy Plagiarism (Zero for the essay. No rewrite.)