Grading Criteria
Each section below is worth two (2) points. Unacceptable work earns 0, and exceptional work earns 2. The assignment counts for a total of ten (10) points toward the final grade.
SOURCE USE
Does the writer correctly cite five appropriate sources in the essay and on the Works Cited page?
ESSAY STRUCTURE
Does the writer establish and effectively develop a thesis throughout the paper?
SENTENCE & PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
Does the writer communicate ideas in well-structured sentences? … paragraphs?
GRAMMAR
Is the English correct?
OVERALL QUALITY OF ASSIGNMENT
Has the writer turned in a clean, solid essay with full and convincing development?