1. Paper is substantially informative and analytic appropriate to the purpose and occasion of the assignment.
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2. Paper is addressed to an appropriate audience and performs the specific task of the assignment.
Scant Substantial
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3. Paper states a clear argument and supportive reasons in a logical, cohesive structure.
Scant Substantial
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4. Paper presents sound, suitable evidence and examples and clearly explains their relevance to the central argument.
Scant Substantial
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5. Paper displays substantial comprehension of mechanics and grammatical conventions.
Scant Substantial
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6. Paper provides substantial, properly formatted citations.
Scant Substantial
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7. Paper includes an informative introduction that clearly identifies the issue to be considered and a conclusion that provides a sense of completion.
Scant Substantial
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8. Paper employs transitions that guide the reader in a connective, coherent way.
Scant Substantial
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9. Paper uses all available sources to support each main reason.
Scant Substantial
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Sample holistic grading rubric
A 6 paper is addressed to an appropriate audience and performs the specific task of the assignment. It is substantially informative and analytic, states a clear argument and supportive reasons in a logical, cohesive structure. A 6 paper presents sound, suitable evidence and examples and clearly explains their relevance to the central argument. It displays substantial comprehension of mechanics, grammatical conventions and substantial, properly formatted citations. It includes an informative introduction that clearly identifies the issue to be considered and a conclusion that provides a sense of completion. It employs transitions that guide the reader in a connective, coherent way and uses all available sources to support each main reason.
A 5 paper is also addressed to an appropriate audience and performs the specific task of the assignment. It is sufficiently informative and analytic, states a clear argument and provides supportive reasons in a logical, cohesive structure. A 5 paper represents reasonable evidence and examples and explains their relevance to the central argument. It displays acceptable comprehension of mechanics, grammatical conventions and properly formatted citations. It includes an introduction that adequately identifies the issue to be considered and a conclusion. It employs transitions and uses all available sources.
A 4 paper is also addressed to an appropriate audience and performs the general task of the assignment. It is generally informative and analytic, with a fairly clear argument and supportive reasons in a comprehensible structure. A 4 paper represents adequate evidence and examples that are generally relevant to the central argument. It displays adequate comprehension of mechanics, grammatical conventions and properly formatted citations. It has an introduction that identifies the issue to be considered and some kind of concluding statement. It employs some transitions and uses available sources.
A 3 paper is addressed to a relative audience but deviates from the general task of the assignment. It is occasionally informative and analytic, with some definable argument and some supportive reasons. A 3 paper represents inadequate evidence and examples that are sometimes irrelevant to the central idea. It displays some difficulty with mechanics, grammatical conventions and proper citation format. It has some kind of introductory statement, may or may not have a conclusive statement and uses some available resources.
A 2 paper is inappropriately addressed to audience and generally misses the specific task of the assignment. It is seldom informative and analytic without clear definition of central argument and offers little supporting information. A 2 paper represents scant evidence and examples that are generally irrelevant. It displays difficulty with mechanics, grammatical conventions and citation formatting. It lacks an introduction or a conclusion of any kind and generally does not use available resources.
A 1 paper is inappropriately addressed to audience and fails to address the task of the assignment. It is disorganized, unsupported and uninformative. A 1 paper fails to provide evidence or examples. It displays severe difficulty with mechanics, grammatical conventions and citation formatting. It employs no introduction, conclusion or resources.