| Exceeding Standards
A |
Exceeding Standards
B |
Meeting
Standards C |
Approaching Standards
D |
Not Meeting Standards
F |
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English 100 papers must fulfill terms of individual instructor’s assignment and exhibit no evidence of plagiarism.
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| Strong thesis that guides essay development | Clear thesis | Recognizable thesis | Broken or abandoned thesis | No thesis |
| Strong organization, suited to topic, purpose, and audience | Organization suited to topic, purpose, and audience | Organizational pattern observed in majority of the essay | Broken or inadequate organization | No organization |
| Strong, coherent, and clearly relevant development with explanations and connections to thesis | Good relevant and coherent development with explanations and connections to thesis | Relevant and mostly coherent development of supporting points with some explanations and connections to thesis | Broken or irrelevant development and poor coherence with few or weak explanations | Inadequate or no development and/or weak coherence with no or inadequate explanations |
| Integrated, varied and accurate research, if required | Varied and accurate research, if required | Adequate research, if required | Faulty and/or incorrectly interpreted or applied research, if required | No or inadequate research when research called for and/or undocumented research |
| Correct MLA documentation and paper format | Correct MLA documentation and paper format | Few errors in MLA documentation and paper format | Error-ridden MLA documentation and paper format | Many serious MLA documentation errors
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| Strong diction for subject, audience, and purpose | Appropriate diction for subject, audience, and purpose | Few errors in diction
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Many errors in diction | Substantial errors in diction |
| Strong and logical transitions | Logical transitions | Transitions | Weak or inappropriate transitions | No transitions |
| No grammatical errors | No serious grammatical errors | Some grammatical errors, meaning clear | Serious grammatical errors, obscuring meaning | Many serious grammatical errors, obscuring meaning |
| Strong evidence of effective revision
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Good evidence of effective revision | Some evidence of effective revision | Little or poor evidence of effective revision | No evidence of effective revision |