Sources Compelling evidence from Professionally legitimate Although acknowledgments References are seldom /10 professionally legitimate sources that support claims are cited to support Comments: sources is given to support are generally present and occasionally given, many statements. claims. Acknowledgments acknowledgments are clear statements seem not backed (4 pts.) are clear and fairly and fairly represented. up. The reader is confused represented. (8 pts.) about the source of (10 pts.) information and ideas. (6 pts.) Works Cited All references and citations One reference or citations Two references or There is no Works Cited /10 are correctly written and missing or incorrectly citations missing or in the paper. Comments: present. written. incorrectly written. (4 pts.) (10 pts.) (8 pts.) (6 pts.) Thesis and Presents a clear, concise Presents a thesis in the Presents a thesis in the Fails to present a thesis /10 Supporting thesis in the introduction. introduction. Thesis introduction. Thesis responds in the introduction. OR Comments: Arguments Thesis provides a direct provides a response to the to the assigned/selected Thesis fails to respond to response to the assigned/selected topic. in a simplistic way. Thesis is the assigned/selected assigned/selected topic. Thesis is supported by at supported by one or two topic. Thesis is not Thesis is supported by at least three main main arguments. supported in the rest of least three main arguments. arguments. (6 pts.) the essay/paper. (10 pts.) (8 pts.) (4 pts.) Title Page The title page has all The title page is missing The title page is missing There is no title page /10 and Outline components. one component. many components. and/or outline. Comments: The outline is formatted The outline is formatted The outline is not formatted (4 pts.) correctly with all of the correctly with most of the correctly and lacking some of required information. required information. the required information. (10 pts.) (8 pts.) (6 pts.) Total: /100 Points
Sources Compelling evidence from professionally legitimate sources is given to support claims. Acknowledgments are clear and fairly represented. (10 pts.) Professionally legitimate sources that support claims are generally present and acknowledgments are clear and fairly represented. (8 pts.) Although acknowledgments are occasionally given, many statements seem not backed up. The reader is confused about the source of information and ideas. (6 pts.) References are seldom cited to support statements. (4 pts.) /10 Comments: Works Cited All references and citations are correctly written and present. (10 pts.) One reference or citations missing or incorrectly written. (8 pts.) Two references or citations missing or incorrectly written. (6 pts.) There is no Works Cited in the paper. (4 pts.) /10 Comments: Thesis and Supporting Arguments Presents a clear, concise thesis in the introduction. Thesis provides a direct response to the assigned/selected topic. Thesis is supported by at least three main arguments. (10 pts.) Presents a thesis in the introduction. Thesis provides a response to the assigned/selected topic. Thesis is supported by at least three main arguments. (8 pts.) Presents a thesis in the introduction. Thesis responds to the assigned/selected in a simplistic way. Thesis is supported by one or two main arguments. (6 pts.) Fails to present a thesis in the introduction. OR Thesis fails to respond to the assigned/selected topic. Thesis is not supported in the rest of the essay/paper. (4 pts.) /10 Comments: Title Page and Outline The title page has all components. The outline is formatted correctly with all of the required information. (10 pts.) The title page is missing one component. The outline is formatted correctly with most of the required information. (8 pts.) The title page is missing many components. The outline is not formatted correctly and lacking some of the required information. (6 pts.) There is no title page and/or outline. (4 pts.) /10 Comments: Total: /100 Points
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