Meets length requirement

Does not meet length requirement

Paper addresses all aspects of the assignment.

Paper addresses most aspects of the assignment.

Paper addresses some aspects of the assignment.

Paper addresses few aspects of the assignment.

No effort

Throughout the whole work, content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject matter in a different perspective.

Throughout most of the work, content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject matter in a different perspective.

Throughout some of the work, content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject matter in a different perspective.

Throughout little of the work, content expresses original thoughts or interprets the subject matter in a different perspective.

No effort

Throughout the whole work, claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples; accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

Throughout most of the work, claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples; accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

Throughout some of the work, claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples; accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

Throughout little of the work, claims are supported with detailed and persuasive examples; accurate facts and circumstances are used for support.

No effort

Throughout the whole work, the text is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.

Throughout most of the work, the text is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.

Throughout some of the work, the text is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.

Throughout little of the work, the text is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.

No effort

Throughout the whole work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style.

Throughout most of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style.

Throughout some of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style.

Throughout little of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style.

No effort

Paper includes both title page and references page.

Paper includes either a title page or references page.

Paper does not include a title page or references page.