GRADING RUBRIC
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Good (14-11)
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OK (10-6)
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Poor (5-0)
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Score
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Organization
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Clear and appropriate beginning, development and conclusion. Paragraphs and transitions are clear and appropriate.
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Adequate beginning, development and conclusion. Adequate paragraph structure/flow and transitions.
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Organizational structure and paragraphing have serious and persistent errors.
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Mechanics
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No major errors in word selection, sentence structure, spelling, capitalization and/or punctuation.
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Multiple errors in word selection, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation and/or capitalization.
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Serious and persistent errors in word selection, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation and/or capitalization.
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Formatting
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Perfect formatting of document.
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Minor formatting errors in document.
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Several formatting errors.
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Sense of Audience
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Strong concern for audience demonstrated through organization, tone, and word choice.
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Adequate sense of audience demonstrated through organization, tone, and word choice.
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Poor sense of audience demonstrated through organization, tone, and word choice.
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Critical Thinking
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Document clearly identifies and clarifies the problem and arrives at the best solution.
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Document doesn’t clearly identify and clarify the problem and arrive at the best solution.
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Document doesn’t identify and clarify the problem nor arrive at any solution.
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Research
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The topic under discussion seems thoroughly researched.
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The topic under discussion seems adequately researched.
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The topic under discussion seems poorly researched.
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Total:
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