Criteria Weights Introduction and No or poor introduction and 20 articulation of articulation of the thesis Some introduction and articulation Clear introduction and articulation of the of the thesis statement counterclaim. thesis statement counterclaim. thesis/problem statement/counterclaim. 20 Poor paragraphs with no clear Show some structure and Paragraphs are consistently well Paragraph topic sentence; multiple topics; development of paragraphs and/or developed, with a clear topic sentence and Development little or no development some with clear topic sentences or appropriate number of sentences that focus, but not consistently. provide examples and develop points. Demonstrates Show little evidence of knowledge Show some evidence of knowledge Show evidence of knowledge and knowledge and and understanding of assignment and understanding of assignment understanding of assignment context 50 understanding of context and applicability to context and applicability to and applicability to professional practice and include other resources that extend content professional practice. professional practice. the learning Some sources generally acceptable Strong stated peer reviewed research- 35 Little or no sources supporting but are not be peer-reviewed. based support for the objective of the Support thesis/counterclaim. Sources Discussion of sources are weak in assignment, and discussion of sources insignificant or unsubstantiated supporting the objectives of adds value in supporting the objectives the assignment. of the assignment. Several sentences are 20 Spelling and grammatically incorrect and have Few grammatically incorrect Grammatically correct sentences without any mechanics increasing number of spelling sentences and spelling errors. spelling errors. errors. Citations & Reference and citation errors References or citations missing All references and citations are correctly 20 References detract significantly from paper. or incorrectly written. written and present. Total /100