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AH225 Term Paper (final) AH225 Term Paper Draft Due in class and on workspaces Dec. 1 Rubric Code: P32982 By Teacher78 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Term Paper (final) 10 %
	Very Weak 0 pts	Weak 2 pts	Good 5 pts	Very Good 7 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Presenting/Mechanics 10 % Paper is free from spelling, grammatical, and mechanical errors and is formatted according to the guidelines provided in the homework guidelines and in the course manual guidelines for written work.	Very Weak	Weak	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Structure 20 % Logically structured, including cohesive transitions from point to point/argument to argument.	Very Weak	Weak	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Evidence 20 % Rigorous and specific analytical evidence and/or evidence from scholarly sources used to support all arguments/points. Most source material is paraphrased rather than quoted. Where quotes are included they are integrated into the argument in a way which demonstrates that the significance of the quote is understood by the student.	Very Weak	Weak	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Higher-order thinking skills 20 % Student is able to engage in higher-order thinking; the paper shows this by being argumentative or analytical rather than summary or explanatory. The student makes novel connections to outside material (from other parts of the class, or other classes), which illuminate thesis.	Very Weak	Weak	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Logic and argumentation 20 % The thesis and argument and all sub-arguments are identifiable. Conclusions follow logically from premises. Author anticipates and defuses counter-arguments.	Very Weak	Weak	Good	Very Good	Excellent
Vocabulary 10 % Correct and frequent use of appropriate terminology/definitions from sociolinguistic sources. All ambiguous specialist terms defined, with support.	Very Weak	Weak	Good	Very Good	Excellent