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CATEGORY

100-90

89-80

79-70

69-60

59 and below

title

title is very clever and attention grabbing. Clearly anticipates the conent of the essay and contains a figure of style.

Title anticipates the content of the essay.

Relates in someway to the paper, but does not anticipate the content.

Has a title but does not relate to the essay.

There is no title.

Thesis statement

The thesis is clearly formulated in the first paragraph.

Thesis statement is present in first.

Appears to be a somewhat of a thesis statement but lacks direction.

Can barely pick out a thesis statement or it is located in the wrong part of the essay.

There is no thesis statement.

Introduction

Very strong introduction. Clues you in to what the paper is about and what you will read about throughout the whole essay. contains a clear thesis statement.

Clear introduction paragraph that introduces what the essay will cover.

Introduction paragraph is present. Lacks direction does not clearly anticipate the content of the paper.

Introduction can hardly be distinguished from the other paragraphs in the essay.

There is no introduction paragraph.

definitions

Paper clearly defines and explains both definitions asked for in detail and relates them to the content of the paper.

Both definitions are present in the paper.

Only one topic is defined in the paper.

Definitions are very vague or wrong.

There are no definitions.

support/evidence

All of the assumptions are backed up with clear and concise evidence. They have support from the painting itself and the background of the artist.

Have clear support and evidence. Most of the assumptions are backed up.

Few of the assumptions are backed up, use little evidence or support from painting or artist.

Assumptions are not backed up but they bring a little bit of evidence from the background material.

There is no evidence or support.

Transitions

Every paragraph flows together with very smooth transitions.

Almost all paragraphs flow with smooth transitions.

Some paragraphs flow together with transitions.

Very few paragraphs flow together, transitions are shaky.

There are no transitions.

grammer and mechanics

There are no or only very miner grammatical errors.

there are only minor grammatical errors.

there are several grammatical errors in the essay.

There are a lot of grammatical errors in the essay.

The essay is difficult to read because it is full of grammatical errors.

Background Knowledge

It is clear the author read the background information and the presented it very clearly in the essay and linked it to their thesis.

The author clearly read the background information and it is present in the essay but does not really link to their thesis.

There is very little background knowledge presented in the paper.

The background knowledge is wrong.

there is no background knowledge.

Analysis

The essay contains well formulated and non-evaluative analysis of the quotes and follows the prompt.

The essay contains non-evaluative analysis of the quotes and follows the prompt.

The essay contains a couple non-evaluative analysis.

There are very few non-evauative analysis.

There is no non-evauative analysis.

closing paragraph

There is a very well written clear closing paragraph that sums up the entire essay and links back to the thesis statement.

There is a clear closing paragraph that sums up the essay and links back to the thesis statement.

There is a clear closing paragraph.

It is hard to tell the closing paragraph from the rest of the essay.

There is no closing paragraph.

format requirement

All of the format requirements are met.

Almost every format requirement is met.

A few format requirements are met.

Very little format requirements are met.

None of the format requirements are met.