|
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
Position Statement
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Position
is clearly stated and consistently maintained. Clear references to the
issue(s) are stated.
|
Position
is clearly stated and consistently maintained. References to the issue(s)
at hand are missing.
|
Position
is stated, but is not maintained consistently throughout work.
|
Statement of position
cannot be determined.
|
____
|
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Supporting Information
|
Evidence clearly supports the
position; evidence is sufficient.
|
Evidence clearly supports the
position; but there is not enough evidence.
|
Argument is supported by limited
evidence.
|
Evidence is unrelated
to argument.
|
____
|
|
Organization
|
Structure
of work is clearly developed.
|
Structure
developed reasonably well, but lacks clarity.
|
Some
attempt to structure the argument has been made, but the structure is poorly
developed.
|
There
is a total lack of structure.
|
____
|
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Tone of Speech
|
Tone
is consistent and enhances persuasiveness.
|
Tone
enhances persuasiveness, but there are inconsistencies.
|
Tones
does not contribute to persuasiveness.
|
Tone
is inappropriate to purpose.
|
____
|
|
Sentence Structure
|
Sentence
structure is correct.
|
Sentence
structure is generally correct. Some awkward sentences do appear.
|
Work
contains structural weaknesses and grammatical errors.
|
Work pays
little attention to proper sentence structure.
|
|
|
Punctuation &
Capitalization
|
Punctuation
and capitalization are correct.
|
There
is one error in punctuation and/or capitalization.
|
There
are two or three errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.
|
There
are four or more errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total---->
|
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