SCORE

DESCRIPTION

4

The arguments are well-developed and thought-out. Student makes clear connections between sentences, and the thoughts are logically organized. Written ideas connect the topics we have discussed throughout the course, and student draws personal conclusions from them. The writing is formal and appropriate.

3

Student is at ease with content but fails to elaborate. There are conclusions to arguments but not enough detail. Student makes some references to the materials studied earlier. The writing is formal and appropriate.

2

Reader has difficulty following work because arguments jump around. Student makes little or no reference to the materials studied earlier, and there are no or few conclusions in the arguments. The writing is mostly informal, there is little use of formal (academic) language.

1

There are no connections between sentences, and the sequence of information is difficult to follow. Student does not make any references to the materials we studied earlier, and there are no conclusions in the arguments. The writing is informal, there is no use of formal (academic) language.

SCORE

EXAMPLE

4

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
This means that Humpty’s body was segregated and separate is inherently unequal.

3

A man named H. D. fell down. Nobody could put his body back together, even though they tried. He must have felt like I did when mean teachers tore up my community.

2

Somebody was sitting on the wall. Then horses came in, but it was like too late. The body was never recovered.

1

This dude was sitting or something. Then he fell apart.