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Purpose & Supporting
Points
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The items in the paper
are either compared or contrasted, but are not both
compared and contrasted. There is no supporting information.
The items in the paper are compared and contrasted effectively.
Specific examples are given to support the purpose.
Only significant information is used in the paper.
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The items in the paper
are compared and contrasted effectively, but the supporting
information is not developed. Information not relevant
to the topic may be included.
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The items in the paper
are compared and contrasted effectively, but the supporting
ideas are general. Only significant information is used
in the paper.
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The items in the paper
are compared and contrasted effectively. Specific examples
are given to support the purpose. Only significant information
is used in the paper.
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Structure and Organization
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An order is not used
and no organization is present.
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Either the whole-to-whole,
similarities-to-differences, or the point-to-point structure
is used. Some of the information is placed wrongly throughout
the paper.
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Either the whole-to-whole,
similarities-to-differences, or the point-to-point structure
is used. A consistent order is not followed.
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Either the whole-to-whole,
similarities-to-differences, or the point-to-point structure
is used. A consistent order is followed.
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Transitions
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No transitions are
used between ideas.
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Some ideas move smoothly,
while others are distracting.
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Ideas move smoothly
from one to the next. Transition words are used to show
connections between ideas.
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Ideas move smoothly
from one to the next. Transition words are used to show
connections between ideas. A variety of sentence structures
are used.
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Spelling and Grammar
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More than 4 errors
in grammar or spelling exists.
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3-4 errors in grammar
or spelling exists.
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1-2 errors in grammar
or spelling exists.
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No errors in grammar
or spelling are apparent.
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