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Contemporary Theory paper grading Rubric Code: BX285B3 By amische Ready to use Private Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Theoretical discussion Descriptions Use of concepts: clarity, relevance, understanding
	Excellent 2 pts	Good/fair 1.5 pts	Weak 1 pts	Poor 0.5 pts
Concept 1 Enter description	Excellent Clear and detailed out explanation of the concept using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts	Good/fair Less fully fleshed out definition that incorporates some associated terminology but leaves out important elements and/or subconcepts	Weak Quite vague and sketchy definition that may be confusing or misleading on some points.	Poor Little or no explanation of concept, or explanation that is substantially wrong in its understanding or presentation of the ideas.
Concept 2 Enter description	Excellent Clear and detailed out explanation of the concept using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts	Good/fair Less fully fleshed out definition that incorporates some associated terminology but leaves out important elements and/or subconcepts	Weak Quite vague and sketchy definition that may be confusing or misleading on some points.	Poor Little or no explanation of concept, or explanation that is substantially wrong in its understanding or presentation of the ideas.
Concept 3 Enter description	Excellent Clear and detailed out explanation of the concept using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts	Good/fair Less fully fleshed out definition that incorporates some associated terminology but leaves out important elements and/or subconcepts	Weak Quite vague and sketchy definition that may be confusing or misleading on some points.	Poor Little or no explanation of concept, or explanation that is substantially wrong in its understanding or presentation of the ideas.
Application to case
	Excellent 1 pts	Fair 0.5 pts	Poor 0 pts	N/A (N/A)
Description Creativity, details, vivid examples	Excellent Highly vivid and detailed case discussion with creative and original use of examples.	Fair Sketchy or undeveloped discussion of the case, or examples drawn directly from readings or class discussions.	Poor No application to case.	N/A
Analysis Clarity and relevance in demonstrating concepts	Excellent Case discussion show high level of understanding of the concepts (with nuanced analysis, associated terminology, and attention to subconcepts).	Fair Case discussion show a partial understanding of concepts or misses crucial components of the theories.	Poor Case discussion demonstrates strong misunderstanding of concept(s)	N/A
Essay structure
	Excellent 1 pts	Fair 0.5 pts	Poor 0 pts	N/A (N/A)
Introduction	Excellent A strong introduction has these elements: 1. An engaging lead-in 2. A preview of ALL concepts 3. A clear thesis statement	Fair Missing one or more of these elements	Poor No introduction	N/A
Body	Excellent Body consists of well-constructed paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting examples, and logical sequences between ideas.	Fair Paragraph construction is unfocused, missing topic sentences, too long/short, awkward transitions, etc.	Poor Paragraph formatting is disorganized and confusing, making the essay hard to follow.	N/A
Conclusion	Excellent Contains: 1. Summary of argument 2. Recap of concepts and theorists 3. An interesting lead-out	Fair Missing one or more of these elements	Poor No conclusion	N/A
Writing mechanics
	Excellent 2 pts	Good/fair 1.5 pts	Weak 1 pts	Poor 0.5 pts
Grammar and fluency Run-ons, fragments, subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, verb tense, commas, other punctuation, sentence fluidity, awkwardness, spelling, etc	Excellent Clearly and elegantly written, with hardly any errors throughout. A pleasure to read.	Good/fair Mostly clear with occasional awkward spots or a small number of grammatical errors. RECOMMEND READING NEXT PAPER OUT LOUD BEFORE SUBMISSION.	Weak Recurring, distracting issues in wording or grammar. Hard to concentrate on the ideas. RECOMMEND TAKING NEXT PAPER TO THE WRITING CENTER	Poor Serious and consistent problems in wording and grammar which make it difficult to read. NEXT PAPER MUST BE TAKEN TO THE WRITING CENTER BEFORE SUMMISSION.
Use of quotations	Excellent Both quotes are: 1. relevant to context 2. well-placed in sentence 3. of appropriate length 4. correctly formatted and punctuated 5. include proper author reference and page number	Good/fair One quote is correctly cited, while the second is problematic one or more way.	Weak Both quotes are problematic, or missing one quote.	Poor Both quotes problematic in one or more way(s).

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