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Counterclaim: The text provides convincing The text provides sufficient The text provides data and Text doesn’t acknowledge
The text includes arguments supporting the and relevant data and evidence data and evidence to back up evidence that attempt to back counterclaims.
counterclaim. to back up the counterclaim. the counterclaim. up the counterclaim.
Audience: The text anticipates the The text considers the The text illustrates an The text lacks an
The text anticipates the audience’s audience’s knowledge level, audience’s knowledge level, inconsistent awareness of the awareness of the
knowledge level, concerns, values, and concerns, values, and possible concerns, values, and possible audience’s knowledge level audience’s knowledge level
possible biases about the claim. The text biases about the claim biases about the claim and needs. and needs.
addresses the specific needs of the audience.
Cohesion: The text uses words, phrases, and The text skillfully uses words, The text uses words, phrases, The text contains limited The text contains few, if
clauses as well as varied syntax to link the phrases, and clauses as well as and clauses as well as varied words, phrases, and clauses to any, words, phrases, and
major sections of the text, creates cohesion varied syntax to link the major syntax to link the major link the major sections of the clauses to link the major
and clarifies the relationship between the sections of the text. The text sections of the text. The text text. The text attempts to sections of the text. The
claim and reasons, between reasons and identifies the relationship connects the claim and connect the claim and text does not connect the
evidence, and between claims and between the claim and reasons reasons. The text links the reasons. claims and reasons.
counterclaims. Includes a conclusion. as well as the evidence. The counterclaims to the claim
text effectively links the
counterclaims to the claim.
Style and Conventions: The text presents a The text presents a formal, The text presents a formal The text illustrates a limited The text illustrates a
formal, objective tone that demonstrates objective tone. The text tone. The text demonstrates awareness of formal tone. The limited awareness of or
standard English conventions of usage and demonstrates standard English standard English conventions text demonstrates some inconsistent tone. The text
mechanics while attending to the norms of conventions of usage and of usage and mechanics while accuracy in standard English demonstrates inaccuracy in
the discipline (i.e. MLA, APA, etc.). mechanics while attending to attending to the norms of the conventions of usage and standard English
the norms of the discipline (i.e. discipline (i.e. MLA, APA, etc.). mechanics conventions of usage and
MLA, APA, etc.). mechanics