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Restates the question, defines "perception" in their own words, and effectively introduces the points to be discussed.
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Restates the question, defines "perception", and introduces the points to be discussed.
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Restates the question, and either defines "perception" or introduces the points to be discussed.
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Ieffectively introdcues the essay, leaving out the definition of perception and the points to be discussed.
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No introductory paragraph.
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Effectively discusses the first of the perceptions, including the actions that each took because of their perceptions and uses examples effectively to support their point.
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Discusses the first of the perceptions, including the actions that each took because of their perceptions, but has few examples to support their point.
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Identifies the first perception, but lacks either the actions that each took or has few examples to support their point.
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Body paragraph addresses the perception, but lacks the action that each took and examples to support the point.
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Body paragraph is either missing or does not address the question.
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Effectively discusses the second of the perceptions, including the actions that each took because of their perceptions and uses examples effectively to support their point.
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Discusses the second of the perceptions, including the actions that each took because of their perceptions, but has few examples to support their point.
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Identifies the second perception, but lacks either the actions that each took or has few examples to support their point.
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Body paragraph addreses the perception, but lacks the action that each took and examples to support the point.
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Body paragraph is either missing or does not address the question.
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Effectively discusses the third of the perceptions, including the actions that each took because of their perceptions and uses examples effectively to support their point.
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Discusses the third of the perceptions, including the actions that each took because of their perceptions, but has few examples to support their point.
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Identifies the third perception, but lacks either the actions that each took or has few examples to support their point.
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Body paragraph addreses the perception, but lacks the action that each took and examples to support the point.
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Body paragraph is either missing or does not address the question.
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Easy transition between the body of the essay and the conclusion, which restates the major points made and includes well-stated "personal" points germaine to the topic.
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Poor transition between the body of the essay and the conclusion, but conclusion restates the major points and includes well-stated "personal" points germaine to the topic.
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Conclusion restates the major points of the essay, but lacks fluid transition. Any extra comments take away from the overall conclusion.
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Conclusion paragraph addresses the topic, but does not restate the major points.
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No conclusion, or the conclusion does not restate the major points, but instead includes new material not germaine to the topic.
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No major grammatical errors (i.e., subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent problems).
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Two or three incidental grammatical errors, but overall essay remains fluid.
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Four to six grammatical errors, some of which are major and take away from the fluidity of the essay.
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Seven to nine grammatical errors which take away from the fluidity of the essay.
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More than ten major grammatical errors.
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No major mechanical errors (i.e., comma splices, apostrophes, or capitalization errors).
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Two or three incidental mechanical errors.
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Four to six mechanical errors, showing sloppy overall editing.
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Poor editing with seven to nine mechanical errors.
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More than ten mechanical errors.
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