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Content

Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 11 (11.00%)

Excessively over or excessively under word limit; lack of central thesis or guiding idea; Substantial omissions of critical content; Information is inaccurate, incomplete, irrelevant or misinterpreted; No synthesis evident (too many quotations); Lacks organization and logical flow

Points Range:12 (12.00%) – 23 (23.00%)

Meets word limit; Central thesis or guiding idea sufficiently clear; Significant information required to support central thesis is present; Sufficiently accurate interpretations and synthesis of information;

Points Range:24 (24.00%) – 34 (34.00%)

Meets word limit Exceptional clarity of central thesis or guiding idea; Exceptional understanding of written sources evident in interpretation and synthesis; Logical conclusions flow from synthesized content

Writing Mechanics

Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 11 (11.00%)

Distracting number of errors in English syntax; number of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation & sentence structure make for difficult reading or confusion; Did not consult UTEP Writing Lab

Points Range:12 (12.00%) – 23 (23.00%)

Few number of typos in English syntax; grammar, spelling, punctuation & sentence structure; Clarity and purpose are evident; Evidence of consultation with UTEP Writing Lab

Points Range:24 (24.00%) – 33 (33.00%)

No errors or typos in English syntax; grammar, spelling, punctuation & sentence structure; Superior graduate-level writing skills

APA Format & Organization

Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 11 (11.00%)

Original ideas in the narrative are not appropriately APA-referenced; Use of one citation to attempt to cover an entire paragraph, which otherwise required citation within that paragraph; Lacks organization by divisions and subdivisions; Lacks logical flow and/or difficult to read, follow, and understand; Reference page contains high number errors in the APA format

Points Range:12 (12.00%) – 23 (23.00%)

Paragraphs in the narrative appropriately referenced with few APA violations; Original ideas are cited in the appropriate space using APA format; Reference page contains few Typos

Points Range:24 (24.00%) – 33 (33.00%)

Uses divisions and subdivisions for a superior flow of ideas; Organization facilitates logical conclusion; No APA citation or format errors in narrative or in reference