Throughout the whole work, • Content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject in a different perspective. • Claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples • Accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

Throughout the most of the work, • Content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject in a different perspective. • Claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples • Accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

Throughout some of the work, • Content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject in a different perspective. • Claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples • Accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

Throughout little of the work, • Content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject in a different perspective. • Claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples • Accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

No effort

Throughout the whole work, • Main points of the project are amply supported by specific research

Throughout the most of the work, • Main points of the project are amply supported by specific research

Throughout some of the work, • Main points of the project are amply supported by specific research

Throughout little of the work, • Main points of the project are amply supported

No effort

Throughout the whole work, • Research is of sufficient variety (statistics, examples, comparisons, quotations).

Throughout the most of the work, • Research is of sufficient variety (statistics, examples, comparisons, quotations).

Throughout some of the work, • Research is of sufficient variety (statistics, examples, comparisons, quotations).

Throughout little of the work, • Research is of sufficient variety (statistics, examples, comparisons, quotations).

No effort

Throughout the whole work, the writing • actively engages with the topic • is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation • demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety • avoids short paragraphs that tend to make a paper choppy and difficult to read • logically organizes ideas

Throughout most of the work, the writing • actively engages with the topic • is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation • demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety • avoids short paragraphs that tend to make a paper choppy and difficult to read • presents ideas well

Throughout some of the work, the writing • actively engages with the topic • is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation • demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety • avoids short paragraphs that tend to make a paper choppy and difficult to read • needs restructuring of organization and concepts

Throughout little of the work, the writing • actively engages with the topic • is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation • demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety • avoids short paragraphs that tend to make a paper choppy and difficult to read Most of the work is unorganized and difficult to follow.

No effort

Throughout the whole work, • outside research is used to apply concepts • in-text references are formatted using APA style • references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style • A minimum of 5 sources are used in the draft

Throughout most of the work, • Outside research is used to apply concepts • in-text references are formatted using APA style • references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style • a minimum of 5 sources are used in the draft.

Throughout some of the work, • Outside research is used to apply concepts • in-text references are formatted using APA style • references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style Fewer than 5 sources are used in the draft.

Throughout little of the work, • the outside research is used to apply concepts • in-text references are formatted using APA style • references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style Fewer than 5 sources are used in the draft.

No effort

Paper is a minimum of 8-10 pages not including title page, abstract or reference page.

Paper more than 6 pages but less than 8 pages not including title page, abstract or reference page.

Paper is less than 6 pages not including title page, abstract or reference page.