Final paper rubric IIC

1. FINAL
PAPER
RUBRIC
STRUCTURE
Level
1
There
is
no
apparent
organization
to
the
paper.
Difficult
to
follow.
No
transitions
and
no
format.
Introduction
and
conclusion
are
missing.
Level
2
There
is
some
organization
at
a
basic
level.
Hard
to
follow
at
some
points,
poor
transitions
and
format.
Introduction
or
conclusion
is
ineffective.
Level
3
Paper
has
a
clear
organizational
structure
with
some
digressions,
ambiguities
or
irrelevances.
Easy
to
follow
with
transitions
and
a
structured
format.
Level
4
Paper
is
logically
organized
with
clear
and
effective
transitions
and
a
professional
format.
A
pleasure
to
read.
Intro
and
conclusion
very
effective.
CONTENT
Level
1
Central
idea
and
purpose
are
absent
or
incompletely
expressed
and
maintained.
Little
or
no
evidence
of
critical
analysis
and/or
insight
Level
2
The
central
idea
is
expressed
though
it
may
be
vague
or
too
broad;
Some
sense
of
purpose
is
maintained
throughout
the
essay.
Some
evidence
of
critic
thought
and
analysis
and/or
insight
Level
3
Central
idea
and
clarity
purpose
are
generally
evident
throughout
the
essay
Evidence
of
critical,
careful
thought
and
analysis
and/or
insight
Level
4
Central
idea
is
well
developed
and
clarity
purpose
is
exhibited
throughout
the
paper.
Abundance
of
evidence
of
critical
thought
and
analysis
and/or
insight
CITATIONS
&
REFERENCES
Level
1
No
academic
reference
or
citations.
Level
2
It
shows
very
basic
academic
content,
often
repeated.
More
than
two
references
or
citations
missing
or
incorrectly
written.
Level
3
It
has
good
use
of
academic
terminology
and
appropriate
content.
One
or
two
references
or
citations
missing
or
incorrectly
written.
Level
4
It
is
detailed
and
accurate,
using
a
variety
of
authors,
theories
and
terminology.
All
references
and
citations
are
correctly
written
and
present.
FOCUS
&
DETAILS
Level
1
The
topic
and
main
ideas
are
not
clear.
Level
2
There
is
one
topic.
Main
ideas
are
somewhat
clear.
Level
3
There
is
one
clear,
well-­‐focused
topic.
Main
ideas
are
clear
but
are
not
well
supported
by
detailed
information.
Level
4
There
is
one
clear,
well-­‐focused
topic.
Main
ideas
are
clear
and
are
well
supported
by
detailed
and
accurate
information.
SPAG
(Spelling,
punctuation
and
grammar)
Level
1
There
are
numerous
SPAG
errors
(over
10)
Level
2
There
are
few
SPAG
areas
(between
5
and
10)
Level
3
There
are
less
than
5
SPAG
areas
Level
4
There
are
no
errors
and
shows
a
high
level
of
academic
writing
Overall
total
of
marks
(Max.
20
marks)