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Unedited papers rubric Three Paragraph Paper Scoring Criteria for three paragraph papers without peer edits. Rubric Code: J64CWW By elavil Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Nursing Type: Homework Grade Levels: Graduate

Criterion
	Inadequate 0 pts	Minimal 1 pts	Adequate Note - this column may be worth 2-3 points. (N/A)	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts	Score (N/A)
Theory	Inadequate Fails to identify the theory or theories used.	Minimal Names a theory but provides no further information OR information is misleading or inaccurate.	Adequate Names a theory and identifies some aspects.	Good Names a theory, provides an adequate summary, fails to connect the theory clearly to the example(s).	Excellent Names a theory, provides an accurate, relevant summary, and specifies a concept or relationship in the theory to be used in the paper.	Score
Example	Inadequate No example provided.	Minimal Provides an example unrelated to the theory.	Adequate Provides an example without clear links to theory.	Good Provides an example with incomplete or partial relationship to the theory, or the relationship to the theory is not specified.	Excellent Provides a personal example specific to the theory with some relevant detail and explicitly links the example to the theory.	Score
Conclusion and Reasoning	Inadequate Minimal or no conclusion; conclusion is not supported by the evidence.	Minimal No relationship identified between premises and conclusion.	Adequate Valid conclusion, limited or partial reference to premises.	Good Valid conclusion with demonstrated clear reference to premises.	Excellent Conclusion is valid with specific links among premises and example.	Score
Development	Inadequate Paragraphs do not conform to the assignment.	Minimal Two or more paragraphs conform to the assignment but are not internally consistent.	Adequate Problems with internal consistency within and/or across paragraphs, or paragraphs are not clearly related to one another.	Good Paragraphs are internally consistent and might be linked logically but read as though each is a "stand alone" - lack of transition between paragraphs interrupts flow of argument.	Excellent Paragraphs are linked logically and stylistically.	Score
Quality of argument	Inadequate Argument is invalid.	Minimal Evidence provided to support the argument is weak or inconsistent throughout.	Adequate Evidence to support the argument is present but not identified as such.	Good Evidence to support the argument is present throughout but inconsistently identified.	Excellent Argument is well-supported throughout.	Score
Mechanics	Inadequate More than 3 or more errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, or APA.	Minimal Persistent APA errors (that is, errors you have made more than once).	Adequate 2 errors	Good 1 error	Excellent No errors.	Score