This document outlines grading criteria for essays across five categories: Content, Organization, Writing Mechanics, APA Formatting, and overall Score. Each category is broken down into 5 levels, with descriptors provided for what constitutes each level. Scores are assigned as percentages within each category, with feedback boxes below each level. The grading criteria appear to be for evaluating student essays and assigning a holistic score based on how well the writing meets standards in each assessed category.

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Level 1 - Unsatisfactory
Level 2 - Needs Improvement
Level 3 - Satisfactory
Level 4 - Good
Level 5 - Excellent
Content
Points:
Points Range: 0 (0%) - 29 (29%)
Essay focus may not be clear to the reader, and/or the ideas may
not make sense. Little to no analysis is demonstrated, and novel,
relevant insight may be lacking. The writing may contain
numerous errors that interfere with the reader’s ability to grasp
the writer’s meaning.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 30 (30%) - 34 (34%)
Essay may be somewhat unfocused, but demonstrates some
effort at analysis. Supporting ideas may be lacking, difficult to
determine, and/or provide little to no novel or relevant insight.
The reader may have difficulty at times determining what the
writer is trying to say.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 35 (35%) - 39 (39%)
Essay generally focuses on the topic, but may occasionally
stray. Analysis is fairly thorough. Supporting ideas are fairly
well developed. Presentation is interesting and may contain a
few novel insights that are relevant to the topic.
Feedback:

2. Points:
Points Range: 40 (40%) - 44 (44%)
Essay generally focuses on the topic and demonstrates thorough
analysis. Supporting ideas are fairly well developed.
Presentation is interesting and contains somewhat novel insights
that are relevant to the topic.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 45 (45%) - 50 (50%)
Essay remains fully focused on the topic. It demonstrates
thorough analysis resulting in novel insight with relevant and
fully developed supporting ideas. The presentation is engaging.
Feedback:
Organization
Points:
Points Range: 0 (0%) - 14 (14%)
The essay shows minimal evidence of efforts to organize,
sequence, and/or group ideas. Transitions may be confusing or
otherwise lacking.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 15 (15%) - 17 (17%)
The essay is somewhat organized, but the sequence and
grouping of ideas may need work. Transitions may be confusing
or choppy.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 18 (18%) - 19 (19%)
The essay is fairly well-organized with somewhat logical and
appropriate sequencing and grouping of ideas. Some transitions
may be weak or somewhat choppy.

3. Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 20 (20%) - 22 (22%)
The essay is fairly well-organized with a mostly logical and
appropriate sequencing and grouping of ideas. One or two
transitions may be somewhat weak or choppy.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 23 (23%) - 25 (25%)
The essay is well-organized and presents ideas in a logical,
appropriate sequence. Related ideas are well grouped, and
transitions between ideas flow smoothly.
Feedback:
Writing Mechanics
Points:
Points Range: 0 (0%) - 8 (8%)
Writing lacks clarity and conciseness. Contains serious
problems with sentence structure and grammar. Numerous major
and/or minor errors in punctuation and spelling.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 9 (9%) - 10 (10%)
Writing lacks clarity or conciseness. Contains minor problems
with sentence structure and some grammatical errors. Several
minor errors in punctuation and spelling.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 11 (11%) - 11 (11%)
Writing is mostly clear and concise. Sentence structure and
grammar may be weak and/or contain several errors. May also
contain minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.

4. Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 12 (12%) - 13 (13%)
Writing is fairly clear and concise. May contain one-three minor
errors in sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and/or
spelling.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 14 (14%) - 15 (15%)
Writing is clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar
are excellent. Correct use of punctuation and spelling.
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APA Formatting
Points:
Points Range: 0 (0%) - 5 (5%)
Uses little to no APA formatting.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 6 (6%) - 6 (6%)
Reflects incomplete knowledge of APA formatting.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 7 (7%) - 7 (7%)
Applies APA formatting, but contains some minor and some
major errors.
Feedback:
Points:
Points Range: 8 (8%) - 8 (8%)
Applies APA formatting, but may contain a few minor errors.
Feedback:

5. Points:
Points Range: 9 (9%) - 10 (10%)
Applies APA formatting accurately and consistently.
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Running head: EFFECTS OF VIETNAM WAR ON AMERICAN
CULTURE 1
EFFECTS OF VIETNAM WAR ON AMERICAN CULTURE
7
Effects of Vietnam War on American Culture
DeVry University
November 10, 2014
Outline
Thesis: The Vietnam War greatly transformed the American
culture and belief towards war.
Introduction
a) Thesis Statement: The Vietnam War remains one of the most
memorable events in American history that influenced the
cultural beliefs towards war ideologies.
b) Effects of the war: The conflicts had serious impacts on the
American society

7. Overview of American Culture before the War
a) Perceptions of Americans towards war
b) How the event influenced American’s War ideologies
c) American social lifestyle before the war
Effects of the War on American Culture
a) American views and ideologies after the war
b) American social lifestyle after the war
c) The impact of the war on American’s morals
Conclusion
The anti-war ideology in America greatly influenced
American lifestyle during the war and the perceptions towards
war. The Vietnam War had serious negative effects on the
American society and its effects are still persistent to date.
Proposal
This paper aims to investigate the causes of the Vietnam
War and the impacts it had on the American culture at large. It
seeks to analyze how the war changed the Americans attitude
towards the government authorities and the cultural practices.
The Vietnam War greatly transformed the American culture and
belief towards war as analyzed in this study (Beattie, 2008).
The direct effect of the Vietnam War on America was the
high death toll. According to the military report, approximately
58,000 U.S troops were killed in the war. Further, the
herbicides that the army used on the war not only devastated the
environment, but also caused widespread health problems that
have persisted for years. The war also played a major role in
American popular culture, especially in film and music
industry. Prominent films that were produced during and after
the war period dealt with topics ranging from the cruelty of the
war to the difficulties of Vietnam veterans ‘ attempts to readjust
to American society after returning to the United States. A pop
culture was also introduced into the American music whereby
musicians blended their music with pop tunes to commemorate
the war era (Beattie, 2008).
Previous to the war, Americans embraced a culture of

8. family unity and loyalty. War was left for the equipped military
personnel and the citizens had their trust of the government to
offer them maximum protection. On the contrary, the Vietnam
War brought in new approaches as civilians were recruited to
provide reinforcement to the U.S army. Therefore, the conflict
brought about family separations as male members of the family
were forced to join the war and defend their country. This
brought about cultural change as women were forced to take up
roles initially performed by the male members of the society.
The war gradually brought to an end the ideology that women
were only confined to the house duties (Jeffords, 1989).
The Vietnam War greatly altered the Americans view
towards combat. The engagement of the American government
in the war did not go well with most of its citizens. During the
course of the Vietnam War, a large section of the American
population opposed the government’s involvement in the South
Vietnam. Therefore, the war created a division among the
citizens which led to the formation of anti-war movements. The
movements opposed the war due to the mass killings that were
taking place and the drug culture that was slowly getting its way
into the American society (Page, & Brody, 2002)
During the war, the use of drugs such as marijuana, heroin,
morphine, and alcohol were widespread. These drugs were
abundant and inexpensive in Vietnam and as such the soldiers
and other military personnel used them to ease their stress and
confusion about what they lived through each and every day not
knowing if they would make it through the day. The long-term
impact of the drugs for the war veterans is that upon return to
the United States, the drugs were not easy to obtain and some of
the veterans were too young to legally purchase alcohol. The
tragic effects of the Vietnam drug situation were that some men
were refused employment since employers considered them to
be drug addicts. In addition, the veterans had problems adapting
to the society so they continued to use drugs so as to cope with
the aggravation and torment of not being accepted back into
society (Horowitz & Solomon, 1975).

9. In conclusion, the Vietnam War not only influenced the
American culture, but triggered broad views on various aspects
as analyzed above. For instance, protests by civil right groups
were common occurrences during the war period. Many groups,
including the students’ nonviolent coordinating committee
opposed the civil war. They protested the injustice and mass
killings of the Americans. Mass media acted to inform the
citizens of the unfolding of the war and to some extent; the
citizens felt that the government had betrayed them. Families
also split as a result of the war, killing the American vision of
unity (Yager, et. al. 1984)
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