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AMAZING!

FOR COMPOSITION 1

The author made conscious choices that effectively use logos, pathos, and ethos to achieve a specific purpose in a specific audience. It addresses the assignment in a way that indicates your comprehension of and control over the assignment itself as well as an understanding of the underlying issues. The message is communicated clearly, concisely, and directly. This essay meets the requirements in an exceptional way. This essay is not eligible for revisions at the end of the semester.

Defining Characteristics

Defining Characteristics

• an effectively limited topic.
• an insightful and engaging approach that says something interesting and unexpected. The ideas or the approach to the topic is daring, elegant, clever.
• confidence
• content clearly developed and appropriate for the topic.
• explores the issues thoughtfully and in depth.
• all major topics are supported by concrete, specific evidence.
• development that goes beyond the obvious.
• clearly relates each major point back to the thesis statement or principal concept.
• a logical plan signaled by highly effective transitions; the essay's beginning and end are effectively related to the whole.
• If applicable, source material is incorporated logically, insightfully and sophisticatedly; sources are documented accurately, elegantly and emphatically.
• an interesting, clever title clearly alluding to the crux of the paper’s argument.
• an impressive in control of language.
• length generally in line with or exceeding the length recommendations.

Strong

GOes beyond meeting the requirements

The essay has evidence that the author made conscious choices that effectively use logos, pathos, and ethos to achieve a specific purpose in a specific audience. This may not be entirely successful, but the attempt is substantively there. The paper meets, and at times, exceeds the basic requirements of the assignment. The paper indicates an attempt, at times, to think through and deal with major ideas in the assignment. It shows some depth and complexity of thought. The message is communicated with generally effective clarity, directness, and conciseness. This essay does more than meet the requirements and surpasses acceptable college-level writing. This essay is available for revision at the end of the semester.

Defining Characteristics

Defining Characteristics

• a clear approach to the topic, and the topic may be limited, but may respond to some aspects of the task more effectively than others. The essay somewhat engages the reader with a straightforward, fairly predictable argument.
• main idea and all major topics supported by concrete, specific detail. It relates some (but not all) major points back to the thesis statement or principal concept.
• include a vacillating or inconsistent focus throughout the paper with occasional irrelevant material or repetitive segments.
• strong organization and development with appropriate evidence and explanations.
• a logical plan is signaled by some transitions; the essay's beginning and end are clearly and effectively related to the whole. Occasionally, they connect ideas and try to add to the creation of a response in the targeted audience.
• include a predictable, straightforward title that may or may not allude to the crux of the paper’s argument.
• convincing argument.
• If applicable, source material is incorporated to logically support the writer’s position.
• the prose demonstrates an ability to control a wide range of the elements of effective writing but is not flawless.
• length appropriate to accomplishing the purpose and may exceeds the recommended length.

Meets All Requirements

While the paper offers little insight into the greater issues of the assignment, it meets the basic requirements. The essay has little evidence that the author made conscious choices that effectively use logos, pathos, and ethos to achieve a specific purpose in a specific audience. The message, for the most part, is reasonably clear, concise, and direct, although there may be some problems with the writing. This essay meets the requirements and demonstrates acceptable college-level writing. This essay is available for revision at the end of the semester.

Defining Characteristics

Defining Characteristics

• a partially limited topic. The essay addresses the topic, but may slight some aspects of the task, may treat the topic simplistically or repetitively.
• most major ideas set off by paragraphs which mainly have stated or implied topics; the main idea and some major points are supported by concrete, specific detail.
• standard, often unsupported analysis that may or may not pertain specifically to thesis and topic sentences, but relates most points back to the thesis statement or principal concept.
• adequate organization and development,generally supporting ideas with reasons and examples.
• a logical plan signaled by transitions;
• a somewhat effective beginning and end.
• A generally clear argument, and if applicable, the sources generally support the writer’s the position but are somewhat limited or loosely connected.
• relies heavily on the reader to make the connections between ideas.
• an argument that may be strained.
• have some errors, but generally demonstrates control of mechanics, usage, and sentence structure.
• almost always accurate word choice, but diction isn’t chosen to specifically target audience and purpose.
• if applicable, logically incorporated and adequate source material; sources are documented accurately for the most part.
• generally meets the recommended length.
• a predictable, but somewhat misleading or unclear title.

Doesn't Meet All Requirements

– does not meet all the required elements of the assignment. The essay has no evidence that the author made conscious choices that effectively use logos, pathos, and ethos to achieve a specific purpose in a specific audience. The essay is flawed in some significant way(s), either distorting or neglecting aspects of the task. This essay does not meet the requirements and does not demonstrate acceptable college-level writing. This essay is available for revision at the end of the semester.

Defining Characteristics

Defining Characteristics

• a lack of any thesis statement (though it may indicate a topic) or topic sentences, or the paper doesn’t support the stated thesis.
• an unclear main idea, and the topic is only partially (or not at all) limited.
• a lack of an argument.
• under-development, lack of focus, and/or confused or simplistic thinking.
• a lack of adequate or appropriate details to support generalizations, or details without connections.
• some major ideas set off by paragraphs which may have stated or implied topics; some major points in paragraphs are supported by concrete, specific detail.
• largely unsupported claims that rarely pertain specifically to the thesis.
• very few (if any) specific details.
• poor organization; there is an attempted plan which the reader must infer;
• ineffective beginning and end.
• a failure to maintain any perceptible focus throughout the paper (includes irrelevant material, vacillating emphases, and repetitive segments).
• generally accurate word choice.
• an accumulation of errors in mechanics, usage, and sentence structure.
• a significantly shorten length than the recommendation.
• if applicable, incorporation of source material that is sometimes inappropriate or unclear; documentation is accurate only occasionally. Sources may be weak, and connections are unclear.
• misunderstood or oversimplified arguments.
• very few (if any) citations and does not include a Works Cited/Reference page.
• a length very short of the recommendation.

Doesn't Meet Requirements

The essay does not address a specific audience, has an unclear purpose, and does not use logos, pathos, or ethos. The essay is flawed in some significant way(s), either distorting or neglecting aspects of the (or the entire) task. This essay does not meet the requirements and does not demonstrate acceptable college-level writing. This essay is available for revision at the end of the semester.

Defining Characteristics

Defining Characteristics

• a lack of any thesis statement (though it may indicate a topic) or topic sentences, or the paper doesn’t support the stated thesis.
• unclear subject and main idea; no apparent attempt has been made to limit the topic.
• a lack of a discernible plan;
• no attempt to compose an effective beginning and end.
• major ideas not set off by paragraphs; only one, if any, paragraph has a stated or implied topic; little or no supporting detail is used.
• sentence relationships that must be inferred;
• often confusing word choice;
• inappropriate or distracting tone.
• if applicable, unincorporated or inappropriately or unclearly incorporated source material; documentation is inaccurate.
• varied major and minor errors, making the paper difficult to read.
• a length very short of the recommendation.

Doesn't Meet Specific Requirements

10

The essay is flawed in some significant way(s), either distorting or neglecting aspects of the (or the entire) task. It may be missing citations or the incorporation of source material when that is required. The essay cannot be graded because it does not meet the requirements and does not demonstrate acceptable college-level writing. It would earn a zero. However, the 10 is a placeholder grade. This doesn’t not mean the writing of the essay is only worth 10 points. It is like the assignment asked for an apple and the 10 essay was an orange -- a fruit, even a good fruit, but not the correct fruit. The 10 marks a difference between an essay that was submitted on time and is therefore eligible for revision, and an essay that was not submitted and is not eligible for revision. This essay is available for revision at the end of the semester.

Not Submitted

Essay was not submitted before the due date. This essay is not available for revision at the end of the semester.

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