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Criterion
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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ORGANIZATION (Organization of the writing sample)
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Organized in a logical, interesting and clear manner.
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Organized in a way that can be followed, but lacks needed clarity.
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Made some attempt to organize the narrative, but the author jumped around.
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A total lack of organization. The information is very difficult to follow.
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No Score
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POSITION (Stated position and references to the issue)
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Author’s point of view or position is clearly stated and consistently maintained. Clear references to the issue are stated.
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Author’s point of view or position is clearly stated and consistently maintained but references to the issue(s) are missing or sparse.
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Author’s point of view or position is stated but not supported adequately throughout the paper.
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Author’s point of view or position and references to the issue can’t be located, don’t make sense or can’t be supported.
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No Score
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SUPPORT FOR POSITION & CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (Knowledge, support and evidence related to the content)
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Demonstrated a clear understanding of the content. Evidence clearly supports the author’s position or point of view. Evidence is sufficient.
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Demonstrated comfort with the content. Evidence clearly supports the author’s position or point of view, but there is not enough evidence.
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Demonstrated a lack of comfort with the content. Author’s point of view or position is supported by limited evidence
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Did not grasp the subject matter or content. Evidence is unrelated to the author’s point of view or position (or does not exist).
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No Score
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GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, & SPELLING (Grammar, punctuation and spelling)
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No errors in basic punctuation, grammar and spelling.
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Punctuation and spelling are generally correct, however some sentences appear awkward.
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Contains some punctuation, spelling and grammatical errors, but is readable.
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Contains numerous errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The paper is difficult to follow.
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No Score
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