ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS- OPM560
Dimension Proficient
4 - excellent
Thesis is placed at the start
of the argument, is well
Thesis - 10% articulated and defensible
and explains why the two
works are related.
Conclusion is a concise,
Conclusion - 10% well-written summary of
the argument
Paper is structured in a
series of well-written
Structure - 20%
paragraphs, all of which
support the main thesis
Accurately represents more
Ideas - 20% than one idea from each
work
Multiple citations from each
work that are all specific
Evidence - 20%
and well integrated to
support thesis
Acceptable Needs Improvement Unacceptable Pts.
3- good 1- fair 0- poor
Thesis is somewhat There is a thesis
No discernable thesis
unclear or is not statement but it is very
statement
supported by argument. unclear.
There is a conclusion but
Conclusion is somewhat
it is not obviously related
related to the thesis and No conclusion
to the thesis or
argument.
argument
Less than half of the Paper is not structured
Most of the material
material supports the as a coherent
supports the thesis
thesis argument
Accurately represents
Accurately represents at No accurate
multiple ideas with at
least one idea from each representations of
least one from each
work ideas
work
Multiple specific
No more than one from
citations from each
each, or multiple that No specific citations
source, at least some of
are not well integrated from either work
which support the main
to support the thesis
thesis
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Several minor flaws, or
No more than three minor No more than an at least one major flaw Multiple and major
Style - spelling (e.g. a sentence that
grammatical or spelling average of two or three flaws in spelling,
grammar, etc. - 20% makes no sense), per
flaws in the entire paper minor flaws per page grammar and/or style
page