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Excellent - 25
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Very Good - 20
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Okay - 15
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Needs Improvement - 10
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Background Information/Sources
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Reliable sources were used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student's own words or quoted correctly.
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A reliable source(s) was used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student’s own words.
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A reliable source was used but not cited correctly. Material is not translated into student's own words.
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No reference of site or sources. Material is directly copied rather than put into students own words.
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Essay Construction and Organization
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Essay includes strong introduction with lead and thesis, body paragraph(s) with topic sentence, and conclusion with transition phrase and restated thesis.
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Essay includes introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion.
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Essay includes two of the following: introduction, body, and conclusion OR all in one paragraph.
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Essay lacks introduction, body, and/or conclusion.
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Quality of Information
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Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.
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Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.
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Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.
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Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
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Mechanics
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No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
All paragraphs indented.
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Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. All paragraphs indented.
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A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. Most paragraphs indented.
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Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. No paragraphs indented.
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