Exemplary

Good

Acceptable

Unacceptable

Introduction

Provides a compelling hook and has a clear thesis.

Provides a hook and a thesis.

Provides an unclear thesis/verbose.

Lacks focus on research, lacks hook.

Provides several accurate and Provides several accurate and Provides few facts/data, Has no facts/data or lacks relevant facts/data per relevant facts/data and is some of which are irrelevant accuracy and relevancy in Accuracy/Relevancy of passage and is properly cited correctly cited in APA format. and are incorrectly cited. facts and is incorrectly cited. Content &Proper Citation in APA format. Few to no Several to few errors in Several errors in citation and Many errors in citation and errors in citation and citation and references page. references page. references page. references page. Provides strong organization and effective use of transitions. All material and commentary are related to subtopics. Provides sequencing of Lacks a clear organization of Has no organization of information, and all material information. Some material information, lacks transitions, and commentary is relevant and commentary irrelevant to most or all information and to subtpics, but lacks fluidity subtopics. Lacks an effective facts irrelevant to subtopics. in transitions. or no use of transitions.

Organization & Sequencing

Portrays genuine interest in Personal Flair & Effective subject. Provides personality Communication within writing, consistent fluidity, and is easy to follow.

Portrays personality within writing. Most of writing is fluid and is easy to follow. Some unclear passages.

Lacks personality within Lacks personality within writing. Writing is writing. Writing is choppy and inconsistently fluid. Some lacks fluidity. Writing is hard passages are hard to follow. to follow and unclear.

Provides exemplary grammer, Proper use of grammer and punctuation, and vocabulary puncutation. Uses gradeSeveral grammatical spelling, Grammer/Punctuation usage. Few to no appropriate vocabulary. Has and punctuation errors. Uses grammatical, punctuation, few spelling, grammatical, age-appropriate vocabulary. and spelling errors. and punctuation errors. Has 5 or more sources from reliable sources, 2 are from academic journals.

Has many grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors. Lacks gradeappropriate vocabulary.

Sources

Has 3 - 4 reliable sources, 2 are from academic journals.

Has 2 - 3 sources from the Has 1 or less source from web, reliabliity is ambiguous. unreliable sources. Lacking a 1 source from academic source from academic journal. journal.