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Guidelines for Grading Essays |
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60
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60-64
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65-69 |
70-74
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75-79
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80-89
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90+ |
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Unacceptable |
Poor |
Adequate |
Satisfactory |
Good
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Very Good |
Excellent
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General Knowledge |
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Working Knowledge |
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Qualified Knowledge |
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Characteristics of the Essay |
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Content Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation |
Indication that the learner has only the most basic knowledge of the subject. |
Evidence of learning at the comprehension level |
Evidence of basic learning at the application level |
Basics with references Evidence of analysis |
Comprehensive with references and analysis Showing evidence of analysis and synthesis |
Comprehensive well supported analysis synthesis and evaluation |
Superior |
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Sources |
No sources cited |
Inappropriate sources newspaper, magazine, online |
Professional sources, journals, online resources systematically evaluated |
secondary and tertiary sources mostly peer reviewed |
Primary and secondary sources cited |
Primary peer reviewed sources |
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Structure Organization Logic Coherence Clarity |
Loose, rambling, incoherent, confused, vague |
Adequate but with some vagueness and confusion |
Plain but with evidence of introduction, body and conclusion |
Well developed argument, Introduction, body and conclusions connected |
Well developed argument with Introduction body and conclusions connected and convincing |
Excellent |
The best No criticisms worth making |
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Style Expression Vocabulary Clarity |
Bad, limited, uninteresting, awkward. |
The basics but vague and confused |
Plain but with few difficulties evident |
Well done and competent, Signs of distinct style developed |
Well done competent with clearly recognizable style |
Writer in control |
Award winning |
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Mechanics Grammar Spelling
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Many spelling and grammatical errors (6 per page) |
Some spelling and grammatical errors 2 per page |
Very simplistic sentence structure but Spelling and Grammatical errors at a minimum |
Complex sentences with but with errors |
Complex sentences with few errors |
Complex sentences with no errors |
Suitable for publication |
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Imagination Originality Creativity Innovation Interest |
Lacking originality interest or creativity. |
Lacking or misapplied or irrelevant |
Shows some elements |
Signs of creativity, original ideas but not well developed or supported |
Strong signs of originality and creativity well developed and supported, Quirky but interesting |
Stimulating, perceptive, Insightful, Mature. Interesting |
Innovative and interesting, a work of art |
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Format |
No references Inappropriate font style and size |
References lacking questionable sources, Reference list weak, inappropriate style |
Good sources cited with accuracy, web resources systematically evaluated use a recognized format |
Good sources, reference list well organized uses a recognized format |
References well organized Uses the required format consistently |
Excellent |
Superior, suitable for publication |