transitions and conclusion.
Main idea
Clearly presents the main idea and supports it throughout the paper.
There is a main idea supported throughout most of the paper.
The vague sense of the main idea weakly supported throughout the paper.
No main idea
Organization: Overall
Well-planned and well thought out. Includes title, introduction, statement of main idea, transitions and conclusion.
Good overall organization includes the main organizational tools.
There is a sense of organization, although some of the organizational tools are used weakly or missing
No sense of organization
Content
Exceptionally well-presented and argued; ideas are detailed, well developed, supported with specific evidence &
facts, as well as examples and specific details.
Well-presented and argued; ideas are detailed, developed and supported with evidence and details, mostly specific.
Content is sound and solid; ideas are present but not particularly developed or supported; some evidence, but usually of a generalized nature.
Content is not sound
Research (if assignment includes a research component)
Sources are exceptionally well-integrated and they support claims argued in the paper very effectively. Quotations and Works Cited conform to APA style sheet.
Sources are well integrated and support the paper’s claims. There may be occasional errors, but the sources and Works Cited conform to APA style sheet.
Sources support some claims made in the paper, but might not be integrated well within the paper’s argument. There may be a few errors in APA style.
The paper does not use adequate research or if it does, the sources are not integrated well. They are not cited correctly according to APA style, nor listed correctly on the Works
Cited page.
Grammar &
Mechanics
Excellent grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
A few errors in grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation, but not many.
Shows a pattern of errors in spelling, grammar, syntax and/or punctuation. It could also be a sign of a lack of proof-reading.
Continuous errors
APA
Guidelines
Uses APA guidelines accurately and consistently to cite sources and formatting
Uses APA
guidelines with minor violations to cite sources and formatting
Reflects incomplete knowledge of APA guidelines
It does not use APA guidelines.
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