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LIT 2000: Timed Essay Final Exam 
ENC 1101: Timed Essay Final Exam
This course is designed to help students clarify and refine their thinking and reasoning processes, allowing them more effectively solve problems and analyze complex issues. Students will develop skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing which will help them succeed in their other academic coursework, regardless of discipline. Writing assignments will emphasize critical analysis and argumentation.
Rubric Code: F59B85
By smcgriff
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Subject: English  
Type: Exam  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Excellent

20 pts

Good to Fair

15 pts

Poor

10 pts

Thesis statement
20 pts

Thesis statement clearly addresses the prompt and makes a strong argument about the text .
Excellent

Thesis clearly addresses prompt and has a strong argument.
Good to Fair

Thesis is fairly clear, but may contain errors in reasoning. Thesis may be loosely based on prompt, or Thesis makes a weak argument.
Poor

Thesis is not clear due to errors in logic, mechanics, or grammar or it may simply be a statement and not an argument. Thesis may not address prompt.
Perplexity and Support
20 pts

Supporting paragraphs contain clear topic and in-depth analysis beyond the obvious. If a source is used, it must be clearly cited in MLA format.
Excellent

Body paragraphs have in-depth analysis and topic sentences that clearly support thesis and are relatively free of grammatical errors.
Good to Fair

Body Paragraphs may contain vague or average support.
Poor

Body paragraphs do not contain clear support or of thesis.
Conclusion
20 pts

Conclusion of essay may provide a summation of of reasoning and support, but does not repeat it. It may also contain a statement of benefits or final appeals to emotion or reason.
Excellent

Conclusion honors the thesis and support, but does not repeat it verbatim; it may make final reasonable appeals to emotion; it may contain statement of benefits.
Good to Fair

Conclusion is too repetitive or does not reflect thesis and support. Thesis may have needed a careful proofreading and editing.
Poor

Essay lacks a conclusion; conclusion is off topic; conclusion contains too many grammatical errors or errors in logic.
Well developed essay
20 pts

A well developed essay will contain at least 5 paragraphs totalling at least 500 words; it will have a clear thesis statement with supportive reasoning and examples.
Excellent

Thesis is clear; all body paragraphs contain in-depth, clear reasoning and examples; conclusion eloquently sums up discussion
Good to Fair

Thesis is clear. Body paragraphs contain adequate analysis; lack examples; or paper would have benefitted from additional supportive paragraphs
Poor

Thesis is weak; body paragraphs lack clear analysis and supportive details and examples
Grammar/Mechanics/MLA
20 pts

Excellent

No errors in in-text MLA citations; however, paper may have very few minor grammatical errors, errors that seem related to proofreading moreso than poor skills
Good to Fair

May have one error in in-text MLA citation & paper may have limited intrusive errors
Poor

Paper has serious in-text citation errors and paper will contain serious grammatical errors such as 2 or more grammatical errors that vary in type.



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