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Mechanics
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Review is littered
with grammatical errors and student pays no attention
to basic formatting
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Review has several
grammatical errors and student follows some basic formatting
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Review consists of
some grammatical errors and student follows basic formatting.
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Review is grammatically
perfect and students has properly formatted their review
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Content
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Review is mostly summary
and looks more like a book report. It is impossible
to determine whether the student really read or understood
the book. Critical lens is virtually absent.
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Review is mostly summary,
and it is difficult to determine whether the writer
possesses academic authority or credibility. Critical
lens is weak. The writer has not developed a sense of
voice
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Review is less than
50% summary, and writer shows a good understanding of
the text. Critical lens is present, but not particularly
original. Sense of voice is good, but not fully developed.
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Review is less than
50% summary, and the writer shows a superb understanding
of the text. Critical lens is present and original.
The writer has established a unique sense of voice.
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Format/ Organization
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There review feels
unstructured and includes irrelevant details. Review
has no title
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There is some structure
to the review, but the ideas appear unorganized and
there are some irrelevant details. Review has a generic
title
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The review has a good
sense of structure, although some reorganization could
strengthen the critical analysis. Review has a creative
title
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The review has a solid
sense of structure that highlights the analysis, and
all details work toward proving their point. Review
has a creative title.
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Analysis
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The author presents
an unclear opinion about the book. One cannot come away
knowing whether the text is worth reading. There is
little to no evidence for the author's opinions.
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The author presents
an overtly bias opinion about the book, which weakens
her credibility. There is little supporting evidence
for her stated critical review.
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The author presents
a balanced critical analysis that explores strengths
and weaknesses, with evidence to support her assertions.
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The author presents
a fair critical analysis that explores the strengths
and weaknesses, with evidence to support her assertions.
Additionally, her opinion on whether the text is indispensable,
inconsequential or somewhere in between is clear.
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