| Criteria | 1-10 |
|---|---|
| Meets length & formatting requirements of assignment | 1-2: Does not meet length or formatting requirements 3-4: Partially meets length or formatting requirements 5-6: Meets length or formatting requirements 7-8: Mostly meets length and formatting requirements 9-10: Fully meets length and formatting requirements |
| Develops workable thesis statement | 1-2: No clear thesis statement 3-4: Unclear or weak thesis statement 5-6: Adequate thesis statement 7-8: Clear thesis statement 9-10: Strong, well-developed thesis statement |
| Identifies a minimum of three textual archetypes | 1-2: Identifies less than three archetypes 3-4: Identifies three archetypes but lacks detail 5-6: Identifies three archetypes with some detail 7-8: Identifies three archetypes with detail 9-10: Identifies three archetypes with thorough detail |
| Incorporates explanation/commentary | 1-2: Lacks explanation or commentary 3-4: Limited explanation or commentary 5-6: Some explanation or commentary provided 7-8: Clear explanation or commentary 9-10: Detailed and insightful explanation or commentary |
| Utilizes solid organization between ideas and paragraphs | 1-2: Disorganized and lacks coherence 3-4: Some organization but lacks coherence 5-6: Organized with some coherence 7-8: Well-organized with coherence 9-10: Highly organized with strong coherence |
| Uses appropriate voice & tone | 1-2: Inappropriate voice & tone 3-4: Inconsistent voice & tone 5-6: Mostly appropriate voice & tone 7-8: Consistent and appropriate voice & tone 9-10: Strong, consistent, and appropriate voice & tone |
| Includes sophisticated/interesting word choice | 1-2: Simple and repetitive word choice 3-4: Limited variety in word choice 5-6: Some variety in word choice 7-8: Varied and engaging word choice 9-10: Rich, varied, and engaging word choice |
| Properly embeds quoted text and/or incorporates in-text citations | 1-2: Does not embed quotes or include citations 3-4: Inconsistent embedding of quotes or citations 5-6: Mostly embeds quotes or includes citations 7-8: Consistently embeds quotes and includes citations 9-10: Expertly embeds quotes and includes precise citations |
| Punctuation, Spelling, Grammar, Comma usage | 1-2: Numerous errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, and comma usage 3-4: Many errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, and comma usage 5-6: Some errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, and comma usage 7-8: Few errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, and comma usage 9-10: Virtually no errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, and comma usage |
| Sentence fluency/variety, Capitalization | 1-2: Poor sentence fluency/variety and inconsistent capitalization 3-4: Limited sentence fluency/variety and inconsistent capitalization 5-6: Some sentence fluency/variety and capitalization errors 7-8: Good sentence fluency/variety and consistent capitalization 9-10: Excellent sentence fluency/variety and consistent capitalization |