Topic:  Should life-saving medical procedures be made free in the US?    Research the topic.  You must use at least two credible sources from a scholarly journals, conference pap

Exceeds– 10

Meets– 8

Developing– 6

Insufficient Evidence – 5 – 0

Intro

· Has a creative hook that effectively introduces the thesis

· Introduces the author (full name) and the title of the work (italicized)

· Gives sufficient & pointed background info relevant to the thesis (neither too much nor too little)

· Has a hook that introduces the thesis

· Introduces the author and the title of the work (but not properly formatted)

· Gives some background info relevant to the topic

· Attempts to use a hook but it may be irrelevant, inaccurate, or ineffective

· Introduces the author OR the title of the work (but not properly formatted)

· Not enough background info or some irrelevant info

· No hook

· No reference to author or work

· No background information or completely irrelevant info

Thesis

· Is clear, focused, and specific

· Clearly, thoroughly, and accurately answers the entire prompt

· Is mostly clear, focused, and specific

· Attempts to answer the entire prompt

· Lacks clarity, focus, or specificity

· Answers part of the prompt, but fails to address all of the prompt

· Lacks clarity, focus, and specificity

· Does not answer the prompt (possibly simply restates the prompt)

Body/

Evidence

All Body Paragraphs Include:

· Topic sentence clearly states main idea of the paragraph

· Ideas/details/evidence clearly support thesis

· Creative & accurate use of all evidence

All Body Paragraphs Include:

· Topic sentence states main idea of paragraph

· Ideas/details/evidence support thesis

· Accurate use of all evidence

All Body Paragraphs Include:

· Topic sentence does not fully capture main idea of paragraph

· Ideas/details/evidence do not always support thesis

· Mostly accurate use of evidence

All Body Paragraphs Include:

· Topic sentences not used

· Ideas/details/evidence do not support thesis

· Inaccurate use of evidence

Conclusion

· Restates the thesis in interesting way

· Strongly unifies the ideas in the paper

· Leaves a strong impact on the reader by answering the question, “So what?”

· Restates the thesis

· Unifies the ideas in the paper

· Leaves an impact on the reader

· Attempts to revisit thesis

· Partially unifies ideas in paper

· Attempts to leave an impact on the reader

· Does not revisit the thesis

· Does not unify ideas in paper

· Does not leave any kind of impact on reader

Structure

· Paper is very well organized

· Papers flows, using transitions between points and paragraphs

· Presents argument in a clear and logical sequence

· Paper is mostly well organized

· Paper uses transitions between points & paragraphs

· Presents argument in a logical sequence

· Some of the paper is well organized, but some areas lack organization

· Paper sometimes uses transitions between points & paragraphs

· Argument is sometimes presented logically

· Paper is not organized

· No use of transitions

· No logical presentation of argument

Mechanics

· Completely accurate use of grammar

· Variety in sentence structure

· No spelling errors

· Extensive variety in word selection

· Mostly accurate use of grammar

· Some variety in sentence structure

· Limited spelling errors

· Variety in word selection

· Several grammatical errors

· Little variety in sentence structure

· Some spelling errors

· Some variety in word selection

· Too many grammatical errors

· No variety in sentence structure

· Too many spelling errors

· No variety in word selection

Exceeds– 20

Meets– 16

Developing– 12

Insufficient Evidence –11 – 0

MLA Format

· Paper always uses proper MLA format (i.e. heading, margins, font, spacing, page numbers, & works cited)

· All sources are properly cited both in the body of the paper and on the works cited page

· Paper mostly uses proper MLA format (i.e. heading, margins, font, spacing, page numbers, & works cited)

· Most sources are properly cited both in the body of the paper and on the works cited page

· Paper seldom uses proper MLA format (i.e. heading, margins, font, spacing, page numbers, & works cited)

· Few sources are properly cited both in the body of the paper and on the works cited page

· Paper does not use proper MLA format

· Sources are not properly cited in the body of the paper and on the works cited page