Mg214DFL Essay Marking Rubric

Scor
Category D C, C+ B,B+ A,A+ e or
N/A
Fair to Poor: Excellent to Very Excellent to Very
Failing: Vague or Thesis is Good: There is one Good: There is
unclear thesis. somewhat clear clear, well-focused one clear, well-
Content
Inadequate but more thesis. Excellent focused thesis.
40%
command of supporting command of subject
subject matter. details are matter.
needed.
Fair to Poor:
Significant
Excellent to Very
lapses in Good to Adequate:
Failing: Poor, hard- Good: Clear
organization. Clear organization.
to-follow Organization.
Introduction Introduction clearly
organization. There Introduction is
states thesis but states thesis and
is no clear inviting, states the
does not previews structure, but
Organisa introduction of the thesis, and
adequately is not particularly
tion 30% main topic. previews the
preview the inviting to reader.
Conclusion is structure of the
structure, nor is Conclusion is
missing and paper. Paragraphs
it particularly presented and brief
paragraphs are are well structured
inviting. summary of the
unstructured. and conclusion is
Conclusion is discussion is provided.
well presented
presented but
unclear
Excellent to Very
Good: Extremely
Fair to
Good to Adequate: fluent and
Failing: incoherent Poor: Problema
Reasonably fluent articulate relation
relation of ideas; tic written voice
Style relation of ideas ; of ideas; effective,
essentially no - ideas unclear;
20% attempt at tone and powerful tone and
thought behind tone inappropriate
language use language use;
and language use. and/or mundane
somewhat effective; quotes,
tone
paraphrases and
summaries
Fair to
Failing: Dominated Poor: Frequent Good to Excellent to Very
by errors in errors of Adequate: Occasional Good: Few errors
Mechani
spelling, spelling, errors in spelling, in spelling,
cs &
punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
Gramma
capitalization, capitalization, capitalization, capitalization,
r 10%
sentence structure sentence sentence structure and sentence structure
and grammar; structure and grammar and grammar.
grammar;
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