EXEMPLARY (10-8) ACCOMPLISHED (7- DEVELOPING (4-3) BEGINNING (2-1)

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Content is Content is accurate Content is not Content is
Content/Ideas comprehensive, and persuasive. - comprehensive incomplete. - Major
accurate, and Major points are and /or points are not clear
persuasive. - Major stated. - Responses persuasive. - and /or persuasive.
points are stated are adequate and Major points are Questions were not
clearly and are well address assignment. addressed, but not adequately
supported. - - Content and well supported. - answered.
Responses are purpose of the Responses are
excellent, timely and writing are clear. inadequate or do
address assignment not address
including course assignment. -
concepts. - Content Content is
and purpose of the inconsistent with
writing are clear. regard to purpose
and clarity of
thought.

Spelling, capitalization, Spelling, Some spelling, Spelling,

Conventions and punctuation are capitalization, and capitalization, and capitalization, and
correct. punctuation are punctuation errors punctuation are
correct. occur. incorrect
Grammar usages are throughout, making
correct. Grammar usages are Some grammatical reading difficult.
mostly correct. and usage errors
are repeated in
the story.

-Structure of the Structure is mostly Structure of the Organization and

Organization paper is clear and easy clear and easy to paper is not easy structure detract
to follow. - Paragraph follow. - Paragraph to follow. - from the message of
transitions are logical transitions are Paragraph the writer. -
and maintain the flow present. - Conclusion transitions need Paragraphs are
of thought throughout is logical. improvement. - disjointed and lack
the paper. - Conclusion Conclusion is transition of
is logical and flows missing, or if thoughts
from the body of the provided, does not
paper. flow from the
body of the paper.

Paper follows all Paper follows Paper follows most -Paper lacks many
Format designated guidelines. designated guidelines. - Paper elements of correct
- Paper is the guidelines. - Paper is is over/ under formatting. - Paper is
appropriate length as the appropriate word length. inadequate/excessive
described for the length as described in length. -Paper is
assignment. -Format for the assignment. - not double spaced
enhances readability Format is good.
of paper
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