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	Organization/Structure I	Content II	Language Use III	Research IV
4 Superior	Clear beginning, development of ideas, and conclusion Clearly organized ideas Appropriate format and/or paragraphing Effective connections between idea Clear statement of main point(s)	Appropriate length to develop topic Specific and relevant details to support main ideas	Very few/minor errors in sentence clarity, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and/or word choice	Reference/Works Cited page(s) in correct form Sources cited correctly within text of paper Varied and appropriate sources for assignment Effective summary, paraphrasing, and quoting
3 Proficient	Adequate beginning, development of ideas, and conclusion Organized ideas Adequate paragraphing/format Appropriate connections between ideas Adequate statement of main point(s)	Adequate length to develop the topic Sufficient and relevant details	Relatively few errors in sentence clarity, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and/or word choice	May have some errors in reference/Works Cited page(s), summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, and in-text citations Adequate sources
2 Partially Proficient	Weak beginning, development of ideas, and conclusion Information not clearly organized Some errors in format/paragraphing Weak or non-existent connections between ideas Weak statement of main point(s)	Too brief to develop the topic Insufficient details to support ideas	Significant/distracting errors in sentence clarity, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and/or word choice	Significant and distracting errors in reference/Works Cited page, in-text citations, choice of sources, summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting Evidence of plagiarism
1 Unsatisfactory	Serious errors in organization Significant errors in format/paragraphing Few or no connections between ideas No statement of main point(s)	Not appropriate for the assignment Few or no details Irrelevant ideas/information	Serious and numerous errors in sentence clarity, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and/or word choice	No Reference/Works Cited page and/or major errors Sources not cited or incorrectly cited Few and inappropriate sources Significant plagiarism