Description

10 points

8 Points

6 Points

4 Points

2 Points

MLA Format

-        Heading

-        Title

-        Margins

-        Typed

-        Double Spaced

All Formatting is Correct

Missing 1

Missing 2

Missing 3

Missing 4 or more

Introduction

Addresses and adds useful information about topic, great lead and background info

Address useful info but lacking an appropriate lead orbackground info

Lacks useful information and is missing an appropriate lead or background info

Lacks useful information and is missing both an appropriate lead or background info

Is completely off topic and is missing a lead and background information

Thesis Statement

Original, thoughtful and clear purpose, using subject, opinion, and terms

Purpose is clear and has a clear subject, opinion, and terms

Includes subject, opinion, and terms

Is lacking a subject, opinion, or terms

Has no clear thesis statement

Evidence

Excellent quotes (3) with  MLA citations

Useful quotes (3) with MLA citations

Missing 1 quotes and /or citation

Missing 2 quotes and/ or citations

Missing quotes and/or citations

Style, Convention, and Tone

Text presents an engaging, formal, and objective tone.   No use of “I” or “you”

Text presents an appropriate tone for the majority of the paper. Very little use of “I” or “you”

Informal language used often. “I” and “you” used throughout

Frequent disregard for formal tone; “I” and “you” used throughout

Complete disregard for formal tone; “I” and “you” used constantly.

Analysis

Clearly and thoughtfully relates to the topic, goes beyond obvious, in-depth

Clearly relates to the evidence presented and adds original meaning

Clearly relates to the evidence presented

Is present

Does not include sufficient analysis or is it not relevant

Spelling and Punctuation

No punctuation errors

1-2 punctuation errors

3-4 punctuation errors

5-8 punctuation errors

9+ punctuation errors

Grammar

No grammatical errors

1-2 grammatical errors

3-4 grammatical errors

5-8 grammatical errors

9+ grammatical errors

Sentence quality

A strong variety of sentence types including simple, compound, and complex. No run-ons or fragments

Descent variety in sentence types; few run-ons or fragments

Mostly simple sentences, causing paper to seem choppy; many fragments/run-ons

Sentence structure is rarely there; many fragments and run-ons

Sentences are incomprehensible with numerous fragments and run-ons

Conclusion Paragraph

Major points all recapped; clincher that revisits the hook; thesis is revisiting

Most major points recapped; clincher weakly connects to hook; thesis revisited

Few major points revisited; short conclusion with no clincher; thesis mentioned but with no rewording

Major points not revisited; new information included; no clincher; no thesis

Conclusion paragraph has no thesis, no major points, and lacks little relevance to the paper and its purpose.