Content & Ideas

The assignment was not Ideas are not well Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are
submitted, or the submitted developed or may somewhat developed, and fully
assignment was not relevant fail to demonstrate developed, and demonstrate an developed,
to the task at hand. an understanding of demonstrate accurate and
0points the task. Main ideas, some understanding demonstrate a
or examples/details, understanding of the task. significant
may be obscure or of the task. Main point(s) and accurate
missing. Main point(s) and supporting understanding
45points and examples/details of the task.
examples/details are clear and Main point(s)
may be included easily and
but not well identifiable. examples/
integrated. 60points details are
53points identifiable,
clear, and
engaging for
the reader.
70points
Evidence & APA Format
The assignment When required, When required, When required, When required,
was not submitted, outside evidence outside evidence relevant outside compelling outside
or the submitted may be missing or may be minimal or evidence is evidence is included;
assignment lacked may fail to support may not fully included. It it is seamlessly
evidence from claims. Paper may support claims. supports claims. integrated into the
outside sources not meet basic Paper may not Paper follows APA paper to support
and APA requirements for follow APA format format with few claims. Paper
formatting. APA format. entirely or may errors in follows APA format
0points 6.5points have errors in citation/style. with no errors in
citation/style. 8.5points citation or style.
 7.5points 10points
Organization & Standards
The assignment The organization is The organization is The organization is The organization is
was not submitted, not effective for somewhat effective effective for the highly effective for
or the submitted the task, or there is for the task, task. The the task.
assignment a lack of although it may be organization is Organization
organized in an organization. loose or unclear. clear and logical. skillfully and
appropriate or Errors with There may be Transitions and logically builds
effective way transitions and some errors with connectors are support for the
given the task at connectors transitions and used appropriately. thesis. Transitions
hand. interfere with connectors. Paper Paper meets most and connectors are
0points comprehensibility. may not meet all requirements for used appropriately
Paper may not requirements for title, word count, and seamlessly
meet basic title, word count, spacing, etc. Paper meets
requirements for spacing, etc. 8.5points requirements for
title, word count, 7.5points title, word count,
spacing, etc. spacing, etc.
6.5points 10points
Usage & Mechanics
The assignment Linguistic features Linguistic features Linguistic features of Linguistic features
was not of the writing of the writing the writing (syntax, of the writing
submitted, or the (syntax, usage, (syntax, usage, usage, word form, (syntax, usage,
submitted word form, word form, tone/register, spelling, word form,
assignment was tone/register, tone/register, capitalization, tone/register,
not relevant to the spelling, spelling, punctuation, etc.) are spelling,
task at hand. capitalization, capitalization, effective. There may capitalization,
0points punctuation, etc.) punctuation, etc.) be a few errors, but punctuation, etc.)
are not effective. are somewhat they do not interfere are highly
Errors are very effective. The with the effective. There
distracting and/or errors may be comprehensibility of are no apparent
interfere greatly distracting and/or the message. The errors. The writing
with the interfere with the writing is generally is very
comprehensibility comprehensibility professional/academic professional and
of the message. of the message. 8.5points academic.
The writing is not The writing may 10points
professional or not be
academic. professional or
6.5points academic.
6.5points 7.5points