CATEGORY

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Contents

Paper contained one major genre, two sub genres, one visual genre, and a repetend. (Possible pts. 20)

Paper contained 4 "chapters" and a repetend, but repetend was incorrectly used. (Possible pts. 19 - 16)

Paper was missing repetend or one genre. (repetend = -5; sub genre = -8; major genre = -10) (Possible pts. 15,12,10)

Paper was missing two or more components of the assignment. (Possible pts. 5 - 0)

Mechanics

Use of grammar and conventions demonstrated mastery consistent with 11th grade English. No spelling errors. (Possible pts. 20)

Use of grammar and conventions demonstrated understanding of 11th grade level English with 3 or fewer errors. Contains 1 - 3 spelling errors. (Possible pts. 19 - 13)

Use of 11th grade grammar & conventions was inconsistent and included up to 7 mistakes. Contains 4 - 7 spelling errors. (Possible pts. 12 - 6)

Use of appropriate grammar and conventions was not evident. The paper contained 8 or more errors. Contains 8 or more spelling errors. (Possible pts. 5 - 0)

Citations

Research is referenced and appropriate citations included. (Possible pts. 10 - 9)

Sources are cited but contain minor errors in format. (Possible pts. 8 - 6)

Sources are incorrectly cited. (Possible pts. 5 - 3)

Sources are not cited. (Possible pts. 2 - 0)

Major Genre Submission

Genre appropriately & correctly executed. Paper flows smoothly, questions fully explored & answered, knowledge of multiple viewpoints demonstrated. (Possible pts. 20 - 17)

Questions are explored & answers demonstrate thought. Understanding of multiple viewpoints is demonstrated. Writing is consistent with chosen genre. (Possible pts. 16 - 11)

Questions, answers, & multiple viewpoints are not fully developed. Writing style is inconsistent with chosen genre causing a lack of continuity. (Possible pts. 10 - 5)

Writing style does not match the genre chosen or a major genre was not chosen. The subject & viewpoints of the piece are unclear. (Possible pts. 4 - 0)

Sub Genre 1

Genre is appropriately & correctly executed. Paper flows smoothly, questions fully explored & answered, knowledge of multiple points of view is demonstrated. (Possible pts. 10 - 9)

Questions are explored & answers demonstrate thought. Understanding of multiple viewpoints is demonstrated. Writing is consistent with chosen genre. (Possible pts. 8 - 6)

Questions, answers, & multiple viewpoints are not fully developed. Writing style inconsistent with chosen genre causing lack of continuity. (Possible pts. 5 - 3)

Writing style does not match the genre chosen or a sub genre was not chosen. Subject & viewpoints of the piece are unclear. (Possible pts. 2 - 0)

Sub Genre 2

Genre is appropriately & correctly executed. Paper flows smoothly, questions fully explored & answered, knowledge of multiple points of view is demonstrated. (Possible pts. 10 - 9)

Questions are explored & answers demonstrate thought. Understanding of multiple viewpoints is demonstrated. Writing is consistent with chosen genre. (Possible pts. 8 - 6)

Questions, answers, & multiple viewpoints are not fully developed. Writing style inconsistent with chosen genre causing lack of continuity. (Possible pts. 5 - 3)

Writing style does not match the genre chosen or a sub genre was not chosen. Subject & viewpoints of the piece are unclear. (Possible pts. 2 - 0)

Visual Genre

Genre is appropriate, highly creative & correctly executed. The rhetoric clearly communicates questions, answers, and viewpoints. (Possible pts. 10 - 9)

Demonstrates under-standing of genre, & creatively conveys meaning through it. Needs to be more fully developed to make viewpoint clear. (Possible pts. 8 - 6)

Student has difficulty using chosen genre to convey meaning. (Possible pts. 5 - 3)

Student does not use genre to convey meaning pertaining to the assignment or a visual genre was not used. (Possible pts. 2 - 0)