| |
Excellent
(20 points) |
Very Good
(18-19 points) |
Good
(16-17 points) |
Satisfactory
(14-15 points) |
Needs Improvement
(10-13 points) |
| Form |
Followed all MLA guidelines;
punctuation, grammar, spelling capitalization 95 - 100% perfect. |
A minor error in MLA format
or a few minor errors in writing. None hurt clarity. |
A minor error or two but consistent
or a minor error in format with several writing errors. |
Some format difficulties; writing
errors hurt paper's effectiveness. |
Many format errors; obvious lack
of understanding of format; numerous writing errors severely
hurt paper's effectiveness. |
| Content |
Quality and support of thesis are
thoroughly discussed and supported. |
Quality and support supported well
with minor exception. |
Quality and support clear but lacking
support in one important area or a few minor. |
Support clear, but too general. |
Support barely related to thesis;
very general. |
| Research |
All sources supportive, thorough
and incisive investigation of topic. 3 or more sources. |
An exception where source not clearly
supportive or too superficial.
3 or more sources. |
Two exceptions
3 or more sources. |
Three exceptions. Missing a source. |
More than three exceptions.
Missing more than one source. |
| Organization |
Ideas and examples present in best
possible order; emphasis on point properly distributed; central
thesis kept in focus; clear relationships established among parts. |
An exception to any one of these. |
Two exceptions. |
Three exceptions. |
More than three exceptions. |
| Readability |
Smooth style; variety, unity, and
cohesiveness
of sentence and paragraph are excellent; secondary info. smoothly
blends with content. |
One to two exceptions. |
Three exceptions. |
Four to five exceptions. |
More than six exceptions. |
