All Men Are Created Equal... Tolerance?

(4) Distinguished

(3) Commendable

(2) Acceptable

(1) Not Acceptable

Organization & Content

(40%)

·          Well-developed introductory paragraph and thesis statement

·          Well-developed supporting paragraphs

·          Clear and insightful conclusion

·          Synthesizes ideas into a coherent whole, utilizing effective transitions

·          Easy to follow

·          Effective introductory paragraph and thesis statement

·          Effective supporting paragraphs

·          Summarizing conclusion

·          Synthesizes ideas well; has transitions

·          Rarely hard to follow

·          Introductory paragraph and thesis statement

·          Limited supporting paragraphs

·          Limited summarizing conclusion

·          Presents ideas in a logical sequence; may lack transitions

·          Sometimes difficult to follow

·          Inadequate or missing introductory paragraph and/or thesis statement

·          Inadequate or missing supporting paragraphs

·          Inadequate, missing, or illogical conclusion

·          Incoherent; unclear; jumps from topic to topic or rambles

Research

(30%)

·          Exceptional research 

·          Wide variety of credible sources that are current or up to date 

·          Current, complete and extensive information 

·          Thorough research

·          Some variety of sources that are current and generally credible

·          Recent and complete information

·          Adequate research

·          Similar types of sources which may or may not be current; generally credible

·          Recent, but limited information

·          Incomplete research

·          Sources are all of one type, and/or are out of date, and/or lacking credibility

·          Out of date ore very limited information

·          Paper is plagiarized

Style (20%)

·          Distinctive or unique voice and style

·          Style is appropriate to the topic and audience

·          Clearly and articulately  written

·          Conventional voice and style

·          Style may be appropriate to the topic and audience

·          Coherently written

·          Predictable “textbook” style

·          Some awareness of audience

·          Logically written

·          No evidence of voice or style

·          Demonstrates little or no awareness of audience

·          May be incoherently or illogically written

Conventions

(10%)

·          Extensive and effective use of terminology for the topic

·          Correct usage and use of complex mechanics

·          Considerable variation in sentence structure (length, simple/complex)

·          Appropriate use of terminology

·          Correct usage and mechanics

·          Some variation in   sentence structure (length/type)

·          Limited use of terminology

·          Limited errors in usage and mechanics

·          Little variation in sentence structure (simple, but complete)

·          Terminology missing or used incorrectly

·          Frequent and distracting errors in usage and mechanics

·          Incomplete sentences or