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Scoring acronym: COW
Scoring
key: take the highest
applicable score in each category.
A score is applicable only if all of its specs are met.
plagiarism:
total score for essay is zero, and total grade for English 101 (the
whole course) is F.
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CONTENT
0 1
2
3
4
5 6
ORGANIZATION
0 1
2
3
4
5 6
WRITING
0 1
2 3
4 5
6
TOTAL
ABOVE: ____ TOTAL x 4/3: ________ grade
points
CONTENT:
5. cites at least eight quality sources; journal reflects 15+ sources
shows no citation errors (in-text and Works Cited)
shows no misquotes or misstatements of sources
4. cites at least eight quality sources; journal reflects 15+ sources
shows no more than one citation error (in-text and Works Cited)
shows no more than one misquote or misstatement of sources
3. cites at least eight quality sources; journal reflects 15+ sources
shows no more than two citation errors (in-text and Works Cited)
shows no more than two misquotes or misstatements of sources
2. cites less than eight sources; journal reflects less than 15 sources
shows up to three citation errors (in-text and Works Cited)
shows up no more than three misquotes or misstatements of sources
1. cites less than eight sources; journal reflects less than 15 sources
shows more than three citation errors (in-text and Works Cited)
shows multiple misquotes or misstatements of
sources
PLUS 1 skillful incorporation of sources in text.
MINUS 1
excessive quotations or awkward incorporations.
ORGANIZATION:
5. has all five: intro paragraph(s) with thesis, organized body of evidence,
treatment of opposed views, coherence of paper with thesis sentence,
logical conclusion consistent with evidence presented
4. four of the five elements are reasonably well done
3. three of the five elements are reasonably well done
2. two of the five elements are reasonably well done
1. one of the five elements is reasonably well done
PLUS 1 for essay map in the introduction
MINUS 1 for weak thesis or insufficient narrowing of topic
WRITING:
5.
three or fewer errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage
4.
four to five errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage
3.
six to seven errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage
2.
eight to nine errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage
1. more than
nine errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage
PLUS 1 for word count over 2000
MINUS 1 for word count under 1500
(less than 1200 words = paper unacceptable)
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Journal
count requires at least a full and correct MLA citation info for each
entry.
In
books, and articles citations more than 10 pages apart are counted separately.
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