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*excepLlonal lnLroducLlon LhaL
grabs lnLeresL of reader and
sLaLes Loplc.
**Lhesls ls excepLlonally clear,
arguable, well-developed, and
a deflnlLlve sLaLemenL.
*proflclenL lnLroducLlon LhaL
ls lnLeresLlng and sLaLes Loplc.
**Lhesls ls clear and arguable
sLaLemenL of poslLlon.
*baslc lnLroducLlon
LhaL sLaLes Loplc buL
lacks lnLeresL.
**Lhesls ls somewhaL
clear and arguable.
*weak or no
lnLroducLlon of Loplc.
**paper's purpose ls
unclear/Lhesls ls weak
or mlsslng.
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*paper ls excepLlonally
researched, exLremely
deLalled, and hlsLorlcally
accuraLe.
**lnformaLlon clearly relaLes
Lo Lhe Lhesls.
*lnformaLlon relaLes Lo Lhe
maln Loplc.
**paper ls well-researched ln
deLall and from a varleLy of
sources.
*lnformaLlon relaLes Lo
Lhe maln Loplc, few
deLalls and/or
examples are glven.
**shows a llmlLed
varleLy of sources.
*lnformaLlon has llLLle
or noLhlng Lo do wlLh
Lhe Lhesls.
**lnformaLlon has
weak or no
connecLlon Lo Lhe
Lhesls.
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*excepLlonally crlLlcal,
relevanL and conslsLenL
connecLlons made beLween
evldence and Lhesls.
**excellenL analysls.
*conslsLenL connecLlons
made beLween evldence and
Lhesls
**good analysls.
*some connecLlons
made beLween
evldence and Lhesls.
**some analysls.
*llmlLed or no
connecLlons made
beLween evldence
and Lhesls.
**lack of analysls.
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*excepLlonally clear, loglcal,
maLure, and Lhorough
developmenL of Lhesls wlLh
excellenL LranslLlons beLween
and wlLhln paragraphs.
*clear and loglcal order LhaL
supporLs Lhesls wlLh good
LranslLlons beLween and
wlLhln paragraphs.
*somewhaL clear and
loglcal developmenL
wlLh baslc LranslLlons
beLween and wlLhln
paragraphs.
*lacks developmenL
of ldeas wlLh weak or
no LranslLlons
beLween and wlLhln
paragraphs.
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*excellenL summary of Loplc
wlLh concludlng ldeas LhaL
lmpacL reader.
**lnLroduces no new
lnformaLlon.
*good summary of Loplc wlLh
clear concludlng ldeas.
**lnLroduces no new
lnformaLlon.
*baslc summary of
Loplc wlLh some flnal
concludlng ldeas.
**lnLroduces no new
lnformaLlon.
*lack of summary of
Loplc.
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*sLyle and volce are noL only
approprlaLe Lo Lhe glven
audlence and purpose, buL
also show orlglnallLy and
creaLlvlLy.
**word cholce ls speclflc,
purposeful, dynamlc and
varled.
***senLences are clear, acLlve
(sub[ecL-verb-ob[ecL), and Lo
Lhe polnL.
*sLyle and volce approprlaLe
Lo Lhe glven audlence and
purpose.
**word cholce ls speclflc and
purposeful, and somewhaL
varled LhroughouL.
***senLences are mosLly
clear, acLlve (SvC), and Lo Lhe
polnL.
*sLyle and volce
somewhaL approprlaLe
Lo glven audlence and
purpose.
**word cholce ls ofLen
unspeclflc, generlc,
redundanL, and
cllched.
***senLences are
somewhaL unclear,
excesslve use of
passlve volce.
*sLyle and volce
lnapproprlaLe or do
noL address glven
audlence, purpose,
eLc.
**word cholce ls
excesslvely
redundanL, cllched,
and unspeclflc.
***senLences are
very unclear.
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*conLrol of grammar, usage,
and mechanlcs.
**almosL enLlrely free of
spelllng, puncLuaLlon, and
grammaLlcal errors.
*may conLaln few spelllng,
puncLuaLlon, and grammar
errors.
*conLalns several
spelllng, puncLuaLlon,
and grammar errors
whlch deLracL from Lhe
paper's readablllLy.
*so many spelllng,
puncLuaLlon, and
grammar errors LhaL
Lhe paper cannoL be
undersLood.
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*conforms Lo MLA rules for
formaLLlng and clLaLlon of
sources are perfecL.
*conforms Lo MLA rules for
formaLLlng and clLaLlon of
sources wlLh mlnor
excepLlons.
*frequenL errors ln
MLA formaL.
*lack of MLA
formaL/numerous
errors.
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*enLrles enLlrely correcL as Lo
MLA formaL.
*enLrles mosLly correcL as Lo
MLA formaL.
*frequenL errors ln
MLA formaL.
*lack of MLA formaL/
many errors.