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Essay 1: Keen and Strategic Peacebuilding Essay 2: Keen and Strategic Peacebuilding Rubric Code: JX8C328 By amische Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Graduate

Content and ideas Descriptions
	Excellent 3 pts	Good/Fair 2 pts	Weak 1 pts	Poor 0 pts
Critical engagement with Keen book	Excellent KEY ELEMENTS: 1. Clear grasp of main arguments. 2. Assessment of strengths and weaknesses. 3.Raising thoughtful questions that push below the surface.	Good/Fair Strong on at least one of the key elements, but weaker on the other(s).	Weak Sketchy or missing on two or more of the key elements.	Poor Extremely sketchy or nonexistent engagement with readings.
Dialogue between readings
	Excellent 2 pts	Good/Fair 1.5 pts	Weak 1 pts	Poor 0.5 pts
Dialogue with SPB authors	Excellent KEY ELEMENTS: Thoughtful dialogue between Keen book and strategic peacebuilding readings (a) Using Keen book to interrogate SPB (b) Using SPB to interrogate Keen.	Good/Fair Strong on at least one of the key elements, but weaker on the other(s).	Weak Sketchy or missing on two or more of the key elements.	Poor Extremely sketchy or nonexistent dialogue between readings.
Essay format
	Excellent 3 pts	Good/Fair 2 pts	Weak 1 pts	Poor 0 pts
Essay focus, structure & coherenc	Excellent 1. Use of formal essay format (intro, body, conclusion). 2. Clear and coherent argument developed progressively over the course of the essay.	Good/Fair Missing one or more key element of essay structure. OR Argument is unclear, wandering, or underdeveloped in places.	Weak Essay lacks two or more of the core structural components, a cohesive argument, and/or clear progression from point to point.	Poor Strong weaknesses in essay structure, clarity, cohesion, and progression.
Writing quality
	Excellent 2 pts	Good/Fair 1.5 pts	Weak 1 pts	Poor 0.5 pts
Writing fluency and grammar	Excellent 1. Sentences are clear and graceful; a pleasure to read. 2. Sentences are consistently grammatical, with hardly any errors throughout.	Good/Fair 1. Occasional awkward spots and rough writing. 2. Occasional grammatical errors such as run-ons, fragment sentences, subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, verb tense, commas, punctuation, spelling.	Weak Frequent awkward passages, confusing word choice and/or grammatical errors make it hard to follow your sentences and concentrate on your ideas. ** ADVISED TO CONSULT WRITING CENTER BEFORE RE-WRITE OR NEXT ASSIGNMENT	Poor Consistently rough and choppy writing. Difficult and frustrating to read. ** REQUIRED TO CONSULT WRITING CENTER BEFORE RE-WRITE OR NEXT ASSIGNMENT