Law 34 Grading Rubric for Final Research and Writing Paper
see format of final paper at http://profjordan.pbworks.com/format
WARNING: If you copy directly from WIKIPEDIA this is plagiarism.
The A Paper
* Provides a cohesive and well argued "thesis"
* Incorporates pertinent and detailed information from the five (5) court cases or codes provided in the paper
* Maintains focus & avoids being sidetracked by tangents
* Presents all information clearly and concisely and in an organized manner
* Does much more than merely restate the thesis and offer a brief response
* Avoids distracting grammar/spelling/etc. problems
· Very well written with sound grammar and spelling
· Paper has clear introductory thesis and effective topic sentences
· Demonstrates creativity
· Provides at least 5 court cases or codes
· Analyzes issues and advances an argument throughout the paper
The B Paper
· Good writing skills, some grammatical/spelling mistakes
· Has an overall theme, but the arguments and evidence are not so sophisticated
· Reasonably well structured but introductory thesis and topic sentences less clear
· Answers all questions from the assignment, but lacks some critical reflection
· Draws upon at least 5 court cases or codes, citing them effectively and properly using case citation format.
The C Paper
· Mediocre writing skills, evident grammatical and spelling mistakes
· Lacks an overall theme
· Poorly structured with no evident introductory thesis and topic sentences
· Lacks critical reflection and/or arguments not entirely clear
· Answers most questions from the assignment but not all
· Description of cases or codes lack details, few mentioned specifically
· Poor integration of legal materials and readings
· Draws upon at least 5 cases, citing them effectively and properly using case citation format.
The D paper
· Very poorly structured with no evident introductory and concluding statements
· No critical reflection and/or confusing arguments
· Very poor writing skills, replete with grammatical and spelling mistakes
· Completely lacks integration
· Does not have a thesis and does not mention at least 5 court cases and codes
· Poor description of the court cases or codes, generalities
· Very poor to no integration of source case or code materials and readings or has less than 5 court cases or codes, or does not give complete and correct case citations for each of the 5 cases or codes.
The F paper
· No critical reflection and/or confusing arguments. Plagiarism!
- no cases cited in your paper and analyzed. papers with no cases receive a 0 for the paper.
Your Final Papers will be checked with a Plagiarism Checker, so please DO NOT plagiarize. Use your own words, and create your own work.
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