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Introduction and Thesis Statement
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Statement of position cannot be determined. Includes NONE of the following required components: hook, summary of issue and acknowledge the opposing side.
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Statement of position is unclear and/or supporting evidence is vaguely stated. Includes ONE of the following required components: hook, summary of issue and acknowledge the opposing side.
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Position is stated including a preview of supporting evidence. Includes TWO of the following required components: hook, summary of issue and acknowledge the opposing side.
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Position is clearly
stated including a preview of supporting evidence, or "umbrella" thesis. Includes ALL of the following required components: hook, summary of issue and acknowledge the opposing side.
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Supporting Information and Body
--> at least 3 supporting evidence pieces presented in 2-3 body paragraphs
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Evidence is unrelated to argument.
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Argument is supported by limited evidence.
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Evidence clearly supports the
position; but there is not enough
evidence.
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Evidence clearly supports the
position; evidence is sufficient.
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Organization/Structure and Style
--> logical flow and use of transitions
--> order of body paragraphs consistent with thesis statement
--> style maintains professional third-person, non-personal language when considering audience
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There is a total lack of structure and/or appropriate style.
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Some attempt to structure the
argument has been made, but the structure is poorly developed. Body order does not match thesis. Struggles with professional third-person language.
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Structure developed reasonably well, but lacks clarity. Small mistake in body order. Occasional slip from professional third-person language.
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Structure of work is clearly
developed. No order errors. Maintains constant professional third-person language.
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Sentence Structure, Capitalization, Spelling & Grammar
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Many serious errors: Work pays little attention to proper sentence structure; cap. & punct. problems interfere with meaning; few basic words are spelled correctly; and/or grammar & word usage are incorrect.
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Some serious errors: paragraphing adds little to meaning; only basic words are spelled correctly; cap & punct. are missing or incorrect; grammar & word usage are incorrect in some spots
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Sentence structure is generally correct. Some
awkward sentences do appear. Grammar, word usage, caps.
& punct. Are mostly correct. Very few run-ons or fragments.
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The paper is free of grammatical, spelling & punctuation errors. No run-ons or fragments. Paragraphing strengthens meaning.
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MLA Format, Citations, Works Cited page, Source requirement (4 minimum)
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Little or no consideration of MLA format. Missing all internal citations. Works Cited page is missing or contains more than 3 errors. Less than 4 sources used.
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Three errors in MLA format. Included 1 or 2 of the 4 minimum internal citations. Works Cited page contains 2 errors. Less than 4 sources used.
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Two or less errors in MLA format. Missing 1 internal citation. Works Cited page contains 1 error. Minimum of 4 sources used.
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No errors in MLA format. All sources accounted for in the internal citations. No errors on Works Cited page. Minimum of 4 sources used.
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