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CATEGORY
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Introduction (Organization)
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The introduction is inviting, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper.
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The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader.
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The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper nor is it particularly inviting to the reader.
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There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper.
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Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)
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Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Commitment (Voice)
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The writer successfully uses several reasons/appeals to try to show why the reader should care or want to know more about the topic.
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The writer successfully uses one or two reasons/appeals to try to show why the reader should care or want to know more about the topic.
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The writer attempts to make the reader care about the topic, but is not really successful.
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The writer made no attempt to make the reader care about the topic.
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Sources (Content)
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All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly.
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All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly.
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Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly.
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Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly.
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Accuracy of Facts (Content)
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All supportive facts are reported accurately.
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Almost all supportive facts are reported accurately.
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Most supportive facts are reported accurately.
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NO facts are reported OR most are inaccurately reported.
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Adding Personality (Voice)
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The writer seems to be writing from knowledge or experience. The author has taken the ideas and made them "his own."
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The writer seems to be drawing on knowledge or experience, but there is some lack of ownership of the topic.
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The writer relates some of his own knowledge or experience, but it adds nothing to the discussion of the topic.
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The writer has not tried to transform the information in a personal way. The ideas and the way they are expressed seem to belong to someone else.
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Conclusion (Organization)
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The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader with a feeling that they understand what the writer is "getting at."
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The conclusion is recognizable and ties up almost all the loose ends.
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The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends.
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There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.
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