topic sentences predominate ____/5 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- Organization No There is very Essay has a Essay contains a clear Essay shows shows complex organization little evidence beginning, middle, introduction, body sophistication in rhetorical of organization and end, but paragraphs, and development development Essay is written paragraphing may be conclusion as one Poor structure an issue Essay clearly employs Paragraphs are tight, paragraph with Paragraphs make an academic argument well-structured, and incoherent Paragraphing is structure with control logical Essay exhibits paragraphs mostly correct, but is Paragraphs are linked (compare/contrast, structural problematic in one or with appropriate cause and effect, or Transitions are issues that No transitions two places transitions other) smooth and show impedes the are used to join attention to the overall reader’s arguments Paragraphs often take attempts to development of understanding on two or more ideas employ an academic from one to another of the argument is without a proper argument structure but missing one of transition is not wholly the following: successful introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion Use of Source Materials and Internal Citations ____/5 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- Ideas and Ideas and Evidence is partially Evidence is mostly Nearly all evidence is All evidence is clearly claims have no claims have drawn from the text or drawn from the text or nearly all drawn from from required source support limited and another reputable another reputable the text or another materials and mostly academic source but 2 academic source but appropriate academic appropriate academic Evidence is inadequate sources may not be more than 1 source source but one source sources (journals, unfounded support clearly academic may not be clearly may not be clearly academic research) from an academic from an appropriate Source Evidence is not Evidence is somewhat source academic source Evidence is presented materials are drawn from related to the claim, with sophistication, used with no the text or but fails to be clearly Evidence is pertinent, Evidence is used with style and finesse attempt at academic connected by the valid, and control documentation sources author documented correctly Documentation of Documentation has 1 sources is flawless, Evidence is Documentation has 3 Documentation has 2 error or lapse which smooth, and tangentially errors or lapses which errors or lapses which impacts readability or controlled related to the impacts readability or impacts readability or understanding claim understanding understanding
topic sentences predominate Organization 0- No organization Essay is written as one paragraph Essay exhibits structural issues that impedes the reader’s understanding of the argument 1- There is very little evidence of organization Poor structure with incoherent paragraphs No transitions are used to join arguments is missing one of the following: introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion 2- Essay has a beginning, middle, and end, but paragraphing may be an issue Paragraphing is mostly correct, but is problematic in one or two places Paragraphs often take on two or more ideas without a proper transition 3- Essay contains a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion Paragraphs make Paragraphs are linked with appropriate transitions attempts to employ an academic argument structure but is not wholly successful 4- Essay shows sophistication in development Essay clearly employs an academic argument structure with control (compare/contrast, cause and effect, or other) 5- shows complex rhetorical development Paragraphs are tight, well-structured, and logical Transitions are smooth and show attention to the overall development of from one to another ____/5 Use of Source Materials and Internal Citations 0- Ideas and claims have no support Evidence is unfounded Source materials are used with no attempt at documentation 1- Ideas and claims have limited and mostly inadequate support Evidence is not drawn from the text or academic sources Evidence is tangentially related to the claim 2- Evidence is partially drawn from the text or another reputable academic source but 2 sources may not be clearly academic Evidence is somewhat related to the claim, but fails to be clearly connected by the author Documentation has 3 errors or lapses which impacts readability or understanding 3- Evidence is mostly drawn from the text or another reputable academic source but more than 1 source may not be clearly from an academic source Evidence is pertinent, valid, and documented correctly Documentation has 2 errors or lapses which impacts readability or understanding 4- Nearly all evidence is nearly all drawn from the text or another appropriate academic source but one source may not be clearly from an appropriate academic source Evidence is used with control Documentation has 1 error or lapse which impacts readability or understanding 5- All evidence is clearly from required source materials and appropriate academic sources (journals, academic research) Evidence is presented with sophistication, style and finesse Documentation of sources is flawless, smooth, and controlled ____/5
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