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attempts at organizing that are inconsistent or ineffective; beginnings and endings that are underdeveloped; repetitive transitional devices. developmental details that are uneven, somewhat predictable, or leave information gaps; details not always placed effectively in the writing. reliance on clichés and overused words that do not connect with the reader; limited audience awareness. monotonous and sometime misused words; sentences may sound mechanical, although simple constructive are usually correct. limited control of standard conventions with significant errors. Historically accurate but overly general loosely makes connections to some resources. uses background knowledge/facts with some connections. includes a thesis, though it is not very clear. cites multiple documents correctly details. sequencing of ideas that is often just a list; missing or ineffective details that require reader and inference to comprehend and follow. missing beginning and/or ending. repetitive, monotonous, and often misused words awkwardly strung into sentences that are difficult to read because they are either choppy or rambling; many sentences that begin with repetitive noun + verb pattern. lack of audience awareness. little control of basic conventions resulting in errors impeding readability. Contains multiple historical errors uses more than one document correctly but relies on one document OR cites only one document loosely uses background knowledge/facts with no connections. includes a general topic statement, but not a thesis an attempt that is too short to offer coherent development of an idea, if it is stated. extremely limited vocabulary that shows no commitment to communicating a message. sentences with confusing word order that may not permit oral reading. severe and frequent errors in conventions. has significant historical misinterpretation. no documents are internally cited no apparent thesis or topic statement. Score: 5-6 Exceeds 4 Meets 3 Approaches 1-2 Falls Far Below Final Response The following prerequisites must be present in order for DBQ to be completed, turned in, and/or graded. Ink or word processed Legible In essay Format Documents must be internally cited using APA or MLA Format