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Category
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100
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90
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80 |
70
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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. |
The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader. |
The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper nor is it particularly inviting to the reader. |
There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper. |
| Support for Topic (Content) |
Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable. |
Supporting details and information are relevant, but one key issue or portion of the storyline is unsupported. |
Supporting details and information are relevant, but several key issues or portions of the storyline are unsupported. |
Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic. |
| Sentence Structure (Sentence Fluency) |
All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure. |
Most sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
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Most sentences are well-constructed but have a similar structure.
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Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or rambling. |
| Adding Personality (Voice) |
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. |
The writer relates some of his own knowledge or experience, but it adds nothing to the discussion of the topic. |
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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