Rubrics for Writing Joshuline Gaynor

Rubrics for Writing Joshuline Gaynor

Criteria Poor/Adequate: Earns 0 points Unsatisfactory: Earns ½ of points Competent: Earns ¾ of points Proficient: Earns all of the points Points earned
Content 70% of total points Paper misses more than one component of the assignment Paper addresses each component of the assignment adequately Paper addresses each component of the assignment, with examples given to support opinions Paper addresses each component of the assignment, with examples given to support opinions

Writing

15% of total points

Paper is poorly written, with grammatical errors and/or spelling errors OR

Ideas cannot be followed by the reader, either because of grammatical or spelling errors or poor writing style

Paper contains no more than 3 grammatical or spelling errors OR Ideas can be followed, but sometimes reader has problems because of grammatical/spelling errors or poor writing style Paper contains no more than 3 grammatical or spelling errors AND

Ideas can be followed by the reader, although with some difficulty

Paper contains no more than 3 grammatical or spelling errors AND

Ideas can be followed by the reader without difficulty

APA Support and Formatting

15% of total points

Definitions, ideas, and opinions are given without supporting them with citations in the correct APA style (see Purdue OWL website) AND

Format does not follow the requirements:

1. One inch margins on all four sides and double spaced

2. Margins aligned left only

3. Consecutive page numbers in bottom left corner

4. Font size of 12 pitch and Times New Roman font

5. Paragraphs indented 5 spaces with no extra lines between paragraphs

6. Cover sheet (in APA style, the cover sheet is a numbered page)

Definitions, ideas, and opinions are given without supporting them with citations in the correct APA style (see Purdue OWL website) OR

Format does not follow the requirements:

1. One inch margins on all four sides and double spaced

2. Margins aligned left only

3. Consecutive page numbers in bottom left corner

4. Font size of 12 pitch and Times New Roman font

5. Paragraphs indented 5 spaces with no extra lines between paragraphs

6. Cover sheet (in APA style, the cover sheet is a numbered page)

Definitions, ideas, and opinions are supported with citations in the correct APA style (see Purdue OWL website) AND

Format follows the requirements:

1. One inch margins on all four sides and double spaced

2. Margins aligned left only

3. Consecutive page numbers in bottom left corner

4. Font size of 12 pitch and Times New Roman font

5. Paragraphs indented 5 spaces with no extra lines between paragraphs

6. Cover sheet (in APA style, the cover sheet is a numbered page)

Definitions, ideas, and opinions are supported with citations in the correct APA style (see Purdue OWL website) AND

Format follows the requirements:

1. One inch margins on all four sides and double spaced

2. Margins aligned left only

3. Consecutive page numbers in bottom left corner

4. Font size of 12 pitch and Times New Roman font

5. Paragraphs indented 5 spaces with no extra lines between paragraphs

6. Cover sheet (in APA style, the cover sheet is a numbered page)

Total