Criteria Unacceptable(56) Approaching(78) Target(910)

Content Studentisunabletoconvey
complexideas,concepts,and
informationclearlyandaccurately
throughtheeffectiveselection,
organization,andanalysisof
content.Overallitislacking,
vague,and/orunderdeveloped.
Studentisgenerallyabletoconvey
complexideas,concepts,and
informationclearlyandaccurately
throughtheeffectiveselection,
organization,andanalysisofcontent
howeveritmaybelacking,vague,or
underdevelopedinoneortwoareas.
Studentisabletoconvey
complexideas,concepts,and
informationclearlyand
accuratelythroughthe
effectiveselection,
organization,andanalysisof
content.
Organization Studentisunsuccessfullyableto
introduceatopictheirthesisis
unarguableand/orambiguous
theyareunabletoorganize
complexideas,concepts,and
theydemonstrateaninabilityto
useappropriateandvaried
transitionsandsyntaxtolinkthe
majorsectionsofthetext.
Studentisunsuccessfulat
providingaconcludingstatement
orsectionthatfollowsfromand
supportstheinformationor
explanationpresented.
Studentisgenerallyabletointroducea
topicinarelativelyconciseand
arguablethesisorganizecomplex
ideas,concepts,andinformationso
thateachnewelementbuildsonthat
whichprecedesittocreateaunified
whole,andoftenusesappropriateand
variedtransitionsandsyntaxtolinkthe
majorsectionsofthetext,create
cohesion,andclarifytherelationships
amongcomplexideasandconcepts
howevertheproductisnotwithout
mistakes,andthereareoccasional
instancesofambiguity,wordiness,or
ideaslackingpropertransitions.
Studentisgenerallysuccessfulat
providingaconcludingstatementor
sectionthatfollowsfromandsupports
theinformationorexplanation
presented(e.g.,articulating
implicationsorthesignificanceofthe
topic)howevertheconclusioncould
bemorepowerful,thorough,or
effective.

Studentissuccessfullyable
tointroduceatopicina
conciseandarguablethesis
organizecomplexideas,
concepts,andinformationso
thateachnewelementbuilds
onthatwhichprecedesitto
createaunifiedwhole,and
useappropriateandvaried
transitionsandsyntaxtolink
themajorsectionsofthetext,
createcohesion,andclarify
therelationshipsamong
complexideasandconcepts.
Studentissuccessfulat
providingaconcluding
statementorsectionthat
followsfromandsupportsthe
informationorexplanation
presented(e.g.,articulating
implicationsorthesignificance
ofthetopic).

Examples,Facts,
andDetails
Studentisunabletodeveloptheir
topicthoroughly.Theyhavenot
selectedthemostsignificantand
relevantfacts,extended
definitions,concretedetails,
quotations,orotherinformation
andexamplesappropriatetothe
audience'sknowledgeofthe
topic.Informationismissingand
theproductisunderdeveloped.
Studentisgenerallyabletodevelop
theirtopicbyselectingsignificantand
relevantfacts,definitions,details,
quotations,orotherinformationand
examplesappropriatetothe
audience'sknowledgeofthetopic
howeversomeinformation,details,
andfactsarelackingindetail,clarityor
relevancetotheoveralltopic.
Studentisabletodevelop
theirtopicthoroughlyby
selectingthemostsignificant
andrelevantfacts,extended
definitions,concretedetails,
quotations,orother
informationandexamples
appropriatetotheaudience's
knowledgeofthetopic.
Languageand
Style
Studentisunabletouse
language,domainspecific
vocabulary,andtechniquessuch
asmetaphor,simile,andanalogy
tomanagethecomplexityofthe
topic,andestablishandmaintain
aformalstyleandobjectivetone
whileattendingtothenormsand
conventionsofthedisciplinein
whichtheyarewritingthe
productismostlywordyand/or
lackingprecisionofdiction.
Meaningisoftenobscuredueto
ineffectivesyntax.Figurative
languageandrhetorical
strategiesarenotemployed.
Studentismostlyabletouselanguage,
domainspecificvocabulary,and
techniquessuchasmetaphor,simile,
andanalogytomanagethecomplexity
ofthetopic,andestablishandmaintain
aformalstyleandobjectivetonewhile
attendingtothenormsand
conventionsofthedisciplineinwhich
theyarewritinghowever,theproduct
iswordyorlackingprecisionofdiction
inafewplaces.Figurativelanguage
andrhetoricalstrategiesarenot
employedaseffectivelyasatarget
product.
Studentisabletouseprecise
language,domainspecific
vocabulary,andtechniques
suchasmetaphor,simile,and
analogytomanagethe
complexityofthetopic,and
establishandmaintaina
formalstyleandobjectivetone
whileattendingtothenorms
andconventionsofthe
disciplineinwhichtheyare
writing.Figurativelanguage
andrhetoricalstrategiesare
prevalentandsignificantly
helpsupportthethesisofthe
product.