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1 Unsatisfactory 0.00%
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2 Less than Satisfactory 74.00%
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3 Satisfactory 79.00%
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4 Good 87.00%
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5 Excellent 100.00%
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One or more of the content questions are not included.
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All of the content questions are addressed, but is incomplete or incorrect.
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All of the content questions are included but lacks supporting evidence.
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All of the content questions are complete and includes supporting evidence.
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All of the content questions are extremely thorough, with substantial supporting evidence.
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Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
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Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.
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Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose
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Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.
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Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
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Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.
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Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.
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Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis.
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Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative
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Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.
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Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.
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Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.
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Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed
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Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.
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Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
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Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.
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Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent.
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Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.
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Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style.
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All format elements are correct.
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Sources are not documented.
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Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.
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Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.
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Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.
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Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
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