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Objective/Criteria Performance Indicators

Maximum The Superior The Good The The The Poor The Failing The Zero
Number Paper Paper Adequate Unsatisfactory Paper Paper Paper
of Points Paper Paper
Thesis (10 (9.3 (7.6 points) (6.9 points) (6.3 points) (5.5 points) (3 points) (0 points)
points) points) The thesis has The thesis The thesis is Develops a Thesis is not The paper
The thesis is the potential of may be difficult to thesis that is clear or not that receives
easily being good or unclear. It identify or may vague or present. a zero does
understood. It excellent, but may have be a bland seriously so because
is plausible, may be a little vague terms, restatement of limited. of issues of
novel, unclear. It may be unoriginal, obvious points. plagiarism, a
sophisticated, also lack some or present completely
and insightful. insight or little that is inappropriate
The thesis originality. The new. The title answer for
must be title of the of the paper the
completely paper may not and the thesis assignment,
clear. Finally, connect well do not connect or technical
the thesis with the thesis. well or the reasons such
must connect title is as problems
well with the unimaginative. with the file
title of the that was
essay. submitted
for the
assignment.
Structure (20 (18.6 (15.2 points) (13.8 points) (12.6 points) (11 points) (6 points) (0 points)
points) points) The structure of The structure The structure is These Develops no
The structure the paper is is somewhat unclear papers show real point of
of the paper generally clear clear. It has because the weak critical view on a
must be and appropriate. only a few or thesis is weak. thinking topic.
appropriate However it may weak Transitions may ability.
for the topic. not be apparent transitions. be confusing or
The structure in all places. Many unclear. There
must be very Some of the paragraphs do are few topic
clear to the transitions may not have topic sentences.
reader. The not be obvious, sentences.
transitions or some
must be paragraphs may
excellent from not have good
one point to topic sentences.
another. And
the
paragraphs
must solidly
support the
topic
sentence of
each
paragraph.
Use of Evidence (20 (18.6 (15.2 points) (13.8 points) (12.6 points) (11 points) (6 points) (0 points)
points) points) Good papers will The examples There are few There are There is little
Evidence is generally have in the paper or weak insufficient or no
used to examples that support some examples used examples or evidence to
support every support most points. Many to support the evidence to support any
point. The points. However points lack thesis. The support the of view.
evidence, some examples good evidence evidence thesis.
itself, is solid do not support or some supports
and provides the thesis or evidence may statements in
at least one may be be only a limited
example for inappropriate. inappropriate. way. Quotes
each point. Quotes are well Quotes are are not well
The examples incorporated only integrated into
support the into sentences. satisfactorily sentences.
topic There is a good incorporated There is only a
sentence of demonstration in sentences. limited
the paragraph of the There is a understanding
and understanding demonstration of the material.
ultimately the of the ideas. of general There is also
thesis Readings are understanding only a limited
statement. critically of the ideas. amount of
 statement.
Further, there evaluated in a There is critical thinking.
is excellent persuasive limited critical
integration of manner. evaluation and
quoted persuasion.
material into
sentences
and
paragraphs.
The writing
shows an
excellent
depth of
understanding
of the ideas
of any
readings. The
writing goes
on to critically
evaluate
these ideas in
an analytical,
persuasive
way.
Analysis (20 (18.6 (15.2 points) (13.8 points) (12.6 points) (11 points) (6 points) (0 points)
points) points) While there is Evidence and There are little These These
The analysis evidence that is quotes may or weak papers show papers have
of ideas and given for each appear attempts to tie little or contradictory
evidence is topic sentence without evidence to the confused or no
always fresh sometimes the analysis that argument. The analysis of analysis of
and exciting. analysis is not ties them to argument may ideas. ideas.
It poses new very clear. the topic be difficult to
ways to think Sometimes the sentence. identify. There
about the analysis is more Many times is a lot of
material. The description than description is description
writing always critical thinking. used in place where there
displays of critical should be
excellent thinking. critical thinking.
critical
thinking.
Logic and (20 (18.6 (15.2 points) (13.8 points) (12.6 points) (11 points) (6 points) (0 points)
Argumentation points) points) The argument The logical Ideas is in the Ideas are Ideas are
All ideas in presented in the development paper do not poorly disorganized
the paper paper is clear may be flow very well. organized giving an
flow in a and usually incorrect or This happens, and have incoherent
logical way. flows logically unclear. The often, because significant paper.
The argument and it makes argument may the argument is problems
is clear, sense. There is not address not well with
reasonable, some other points of developed. coherence
and sound. acknowledgment view. There There is often a and
The points that there are few, if simplistic view development
that are made different views, any, of the topic. of ideas.
in the paper however these connections There is limited
anticipate and may not be fully made to or no attempt
successfully addressed. material to look at other
deal with There will be outside of the points of view.
points of view site of course. While The writing is
that are transactions there may be not at a college
contrary to made to other college-level level, and there
what the material outside writing, there is much use of
author of the course. will be some informal
proposes. The Generally the informal language and
paper makes writing is at a language or slang.
some new college level inappropriate
connections with an slang.
to material appropriate
that comes academic tone.
from other
parts of the
course or
other courses
that are part
of the
student’s
 program that
further
advance the
thesis.
Finally, the
argument is
at a level and
tone expected
at a post-
secondary
stage.
Mechanics (10 (9.3 (7.6 points) (6.9 points) (6.3 points) (5.5 points) (3 points) (0 points)
points) points) Good papers There are There are These These
The paper have sentence some significant papers show papers have
has excellent structure and problems in problems with little ability serious
sentence grammar that sentence sentence in the use of errors in
structure and are appropriate structure and structure and language by vocabulary,
grammar. although there grammar. grammar. using any or have
Punctuation may be There are also There are many limited errors in
and citation occasional some errors in major errors in vocabulary sentence
styles are lapses. punctuation, punctuation, or incorrect structure, or
correct. There Punctuation and spelling, or spelling, and word choice, have many
are few if any citation style are citation style. citation. There or have errors in
spelling almost always There may be are many run- many grammar
errors. There correct. There some run-on on sentences problems that prevent
are absolutely may be some sentences or and sentence with the paper
no run-on minor spelling incomplete fragments. sentence from being
sentences or errors. There sentences. There is little, if structure, or understood.
sentence may also be a any, format to contain
fragments. run-on sentence the writing. errors in
The format of or a sentence mechanics
the paper is fragment. The that are so
clear and format of the serious that
consistent. paper is the meaning
reasonable and of sentences
clear. is not clear.
Total: 93 out
of 100
Comments:
This is an extremely well done answer. You have a lot of interesting points in this answer.

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