Commentary
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Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that demonstrate mastery and depth of understanding.
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Essay contains explanation,
Analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that logically supports the concrete details
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Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that is weak, incomplete, or partially illogical.
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Essay contains explanation, analysis, discussion, comparison and/or contrast that is off topic illogical.
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No commentary is present. The paragraph contains no attempt to explain, discuss, analyze, evaluate, compare and/or contrast the factual information (concrete details) it presents.
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Conclusion
(Organization)
Student points x5
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The conclusion is strong and logical; provides a clear answer to the question, “So what?
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The conclusion is logical and adequately answers the question, “So what?”
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The conclusion is logical, but does not answer the question, “So what?”
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Conclusion is illogical.
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There is no clear conclusion, the paper just ends.
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Conventions
Grammar, Usage
& Sentence
Structure Student points x2
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The essay contains no errors in grammar, word usage or sentence structure.
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The essay contains 1 or 2 errors in grammar, word usage or sentence structure.
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The essay contains 3 or 4 errors in grammar, word usage or sentence structure.
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The essay is readable, but contains 5 or more errors in grammar, word usage or sentence structure.
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The essay is unreadable because of errors in grammar, word usage or sentence structure.
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Conventions
Spelling &
Punctuation Student points x2
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Essay contains no errors in spelling, capitalization or punctuation.
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Essay contains 1 or 2 errors in spelling, capitalization or punctuation.
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Essay contains 3 or 4 errors in spelling, capitalization or punctuation.
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The essay is readable, but contains 5 or more errors in spelling, capitalization or punctuation.
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The essay is unreadable because of errors in spelling capitalization or punctuation.
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