Wesleyan's+Writing+Rubric


 * Grading Rubric **

Wesleyan English Department **
 * Grading Guidelines

**The A paper (Brilliant/Superior) A+ = 97, A = 93, A- = 90** The A paper has all the qualities of the B paper, but in addition it is lively, well-paced, interesting, even exciting. The paper has style. Everything in it seems to fit the thesis exactly. Reading the paper, I can feel a mind at work. I am convinced that the writer cares for his or her ideas, and about the language that carries them. The sure mark of an A paper is that I will find myself telling someone else about it. · Argument presents an insightful, even provocative point of view about the text or question under discussion. The argument is identifiable, reasonable, and sound. The author anticipates and defeats counter-arguments and makes novel connections among ideas and/or to outside material which illuminates thesis. - Thesis is crystal clear, easily identifiable, plausible, sophisticated. · Evidence: The author provides ample, even memorable evidence. Examples support topic sentences, and the author eloquently integrates quoted material into sentences. · Analysis: The author clearly relates evidence to topic sentences; analysis is fresh and exciting, posing new ways to think of the material. For literary analyses, the author pays careful attention to the language of the text under consideration. · Organization: The paper possesses a structure that is not only evident, understandable, and appropriate for the thesis but, through its fluidity, enhances the author’s argument. The writer might use the 5-paragraph framework as a guideline but does not become a slave to formula. · Topic sentences/transitions: The essay provides strong topic sentences and makes skillful, logical transitions from one paragraph to the next. Transitions guide the reader through the writer’s thought process. · Introduction hooks readers and gracefully introduces the topic. · Conclusion concisely summarizes the argument and skillfully applies it to a larger area of interest. · Diction: The essay employs powerful vocabulary, free of clichés and vague expressions. · Syntax: The author varies sentence structures to hold the reader’s attention and demonstrates a distinctive and fluent style.

The reader of a B paper knows exactly what the author wants to say. It is well-organized, it presents a worthwhile and interesting idea, and it supports the idea with sound evidence presented in a neat and orderly way. Some of the sentences may not be elegant, but they are clear, and in them thought follows naturally on thought. The paragraphs may be unwieldy now and then, but they are organized around one main idea. Above all, the paper makes sense throughout. It has a thesis that is limited and worth arguing. It does not contain unexpected digressions, and it keeps the promise to argue and inform that the writer makes in the beginning. · Argument presents a sound point of view about the text or question under discussion; it goes beyond the obvious. Argument flows logically and makes sense. · Thesis is coherent, succinct, and arguable, but may be lacking in originality. · Evidence:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author provides sufficient evidence to prove the argument. Examples support topic sentences, and the author integrates quoted material into sentences. · Analysis:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author clearly explains the evidence and relates it to topic sentences, although the analysis lacks the depth or originality of an A paper. For literary analyses, the author pays some attention to the language of the text under consideration. Organization:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The structure is clear and appropriate, although it may occasionally be stilted and/or rely too heavily on the 5-paragraph framework. · Topic sentences/transitions:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The essay provides topic sentences and makes transitions from one paragraph to the next, although the transitions may list ideas more than making logical connections between them. · Introduction <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">sufficiently introduces the topic. · Conclusion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">concisely summarizes the argument. · Diction:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The essay employs vocabulary appropriate to academic writing. · Syntax:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author uses sentence structures correctly and demonstrates a clear, accessible style.
 * The B Paper (Good) B + = 87, B = 83, B- = 80**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The C paper has a thesis, but it is either vague and broad or uninteresting and obvious. It does not advance an argument that anyone might care to debate. The thesis in the C paper often hangs on some personal opinion that the writer does not sufficiently defend; the C paper generally fails to use evidence well. Please note: even a paper with a clear and interesting thesis can fall into the C category or lower if it lacks sufficient supporting evidence. · Argument <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">presents a point of view, although it may not go much beyond the obvious. At points the logic may fail, or the argument may be unclear. · Thesis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">may be unclear, appear unoriginal, or provide little basis on which to structure the paper. · Evidence:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author provides evidence, but it may be insufficient, inappropriate, or unclearly developed. Examples support some topic sentences but not all, and the author poorly integrates quoted material into sentences. · Analysis:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author provides some analysis, but it may be obvious, superficial, simplistic, generic, or irrelevant; it may fail to relate clearly to the topic sentences. For literary analyses, the author pays some attention to the language of the text under consideration, but analyses are often superficial. · Organization:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The paper possesses a structure, but it is sometimes unclear, wandering or jumping from point to point. · Topic sentences/transitions:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The essay fails to provide topic sentences for all paragraphs; transitions are unnatural or lacking. · Introduction: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The essay contains an introduction, but it may be too short or stray from the topic; there may be little transition between the introduction and the thesis. · Conclusion<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: The essay contains a conclusion, although it may be irrelevant, inappropriate, or inconsistent. · Diction:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The essay employs average, simple, unvaried vocabulary; word choice is sometimes incorrect. · Syntax:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author varies sentence structures little, or sentence structure may be awkward. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This paper bears enough resemblance to an argument and contains enough intelligent observations to show that the writer has made an attempt to do the assignment. However, the argument is seriously underdeveloped and gives little indication that the writer understands the material being presented. The essay either contains no thesis or has one that is strikingly broad, vague, or uninteresting. The paragraphs do not hold together; ideas do not develop from sentence to sentence; and the paper consists of an assortment of rambling generalizations. This paper often repeats the same thoughts again and again. · Argument <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">presents no consistent point of view or presents one not worthy of arguing. · Thesis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">is difficult to identify and may be a bland restatement of an obvious point. · Evidence:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author provides very few or very weak examples. Examples fail to support the topic sentences, and the author “plops” quoted material improperly into sentences. · Analysis:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author provides little or weak analysis and makes few connections between evidence and argument. For literary analyses, the author pays no attention to the language of the text under consideration. · Organization:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The paper lacks a clear, logical structure, usually because there is no argument to support. · Topic sentences/transitions:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The essay provides few to no topic sentences and transitions. · Introduction: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The essay contains either no introduction or one with no relation to the paper. · Conclusion<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: The essay contains either no conclusion or one with no relation to the paper. · Diction:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The essay employs simple or incorrect vocabulary that obscures meaning. · Syntax:<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The author provides little or no variation in sentence structure, or sentence structure is frequently awkward. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fails entirely to meet the assignment because the paper <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Does not address a topic under discussion <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Shows minimal lack of effort or comprehension of the assignment <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Is very difficult to understand owing to major problems with mechanics, structure, and analysis <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Falls significantly short of the minimum length requirements <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Violates common standards of civility, decency, or decorum <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Is plagiarized <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * The C Paper (Adequate/Borderline) C + = 77, C = 73, C- = 70**
 * The High F Paper (Needs Help/Makes an Effort) High F = 65**
 * The Low F Paper (Completely Fails to Meet Standards) Low F = 60 or below**
 * Strengths and/or weaknesses in the first four categories (argument, thesis, evidence, analysis) determine the basic grade level of the essay (A, B, C, or F), while strengths and/or weaknesses in the remaining categories determine where the paper falls within that grade level.

=Content= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">The A paper (Brilliant/Superior) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-tab-count: 5; msotabcount: 5;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">A+ = 97, A = 93, A- = 90 <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Thesis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">crystal clear, easily identifiable, plausible, sophisticated <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Evidence: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">ample, even memorable; eloquently integrated into sentences <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Analysis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> fresh, exciting, original; relates to topic sentences; pays careful attention to the language of the text under consideration <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Organization: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">logical, understandable, appropriate, fluent <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Topic sentences/transitions: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> strong topic sentences; skillful, logical transitions that guide the reader through the writer’s thought process <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Introduction **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">hooks readers and gracefully introduces the topic <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Conclusion **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> concisely summarizes the argument; applies it to a larger area of interest <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Diction: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> powerful vocabulary, free of clichés and vague expressions <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Syntax: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> varied sentence structures; distinctive and fluent style ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> The B Paper (Good) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-tab-count: 7; msotabcount: 7;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">B + = 87, B = 83, B- = 80 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Argument: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">sound point of view; goes beyond the obvious; logical, makes sense <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Thesis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">coherent and succinct, but may be lacking in originality <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Evidence: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> sufficient to prove the argument; integrated into sentences <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Analysis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> clear, relates to topic sentences, lacks the depth or originality of an A paper, pays some attention to the language of the text under consideration <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Organization: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> appropriate, may occasionally be stilted <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Topic sentences/transitions: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> evident topic sentences and transitions; transitions may list ideas <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Introduction **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">sufficiently introduces the topic <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Conclusion **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">concisely summarizes the argument <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Diction: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> appropriate to academic writing <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Syntax: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> correct sentence structures; clear, accessible style ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> The C Paper (Adequate/Borderline) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-tab-count: 5; msotabcount: 5;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">C + = 77, C = 73, C- = 70 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Argument: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">may not go much beyond the obvious; faulty or unclear logic <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Thesis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">may be unclear, appear unoriginal, or provide little basis for argument <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Evidence: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> may be insufficient, inappropriate, or unclearly developed; poorly integrated <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Analysis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> may be obvious, superficial, simplistic, generic, or irrelevant; pays superficial attention to the language of the text under consideration <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Organization: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> often unclear, wandering or jumping from point to point <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Topic sentences/transitions: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> topic sentences are sometimes lacking; transitions are few or weak <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Introduction: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">may be too short, stray from the topic, or transition poorly to thesis <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Conclusion **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">: may be irrelevant, inappropriate, or inconsistent <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Diction: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> average, simple, unvaried; sometimes incorrect <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Syntax: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> little sentence variation; sentence structure may be awkward ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> The High F Paper (Unsatisfactory/Makes an Effort) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-tab-count: 3; msotabcount: 3;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">High F = 65 <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Thesis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">difficult to identify, may be a bland restatement of an obvious point <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Evidence: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> very little or very weak; fails to support the topic sentences, improperly “plopped” into sentences <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Analysis: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> little or weak; few connections between evidence and argument; no attention to the language of the text under consideration <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Organization: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> unclear, illogical, usually because there is no argument to support <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Topic sentences/transitions: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> few to no topic sentences and transitions <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Introduction: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">lacking or has no relation to the paper <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Conclusion **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">: lacking or has no relation to the paper <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Diction: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> simple or incorrect vocabulary that obscures meaning <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Syntax: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> little or no sentence variation, or sentence structure is frequently awkward <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">The Low F Paper (Completely Fails to Meet Standards) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-tab-count: 2; msotabcount: 2;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Low F = 60 or below **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> Fails entirely to meet the assignment because the paper <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Does not address a topic under discussion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Shows minimal lack of effort or comprehension of the assignment <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Is very difficult to understand owing to major problems with mechanics, structure, and analysis <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Falls significantly short of the minimum length requirements <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Violates common standards of civility, decency, or decorum <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Is plagiarized **
 * <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Argument **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> : insightful, even provocative point of view; makes novel connections among ideas
 * <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Argument: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">no consistent point of view or one not worthy of arguing

Strengths and/or weaknesses in the first four categories (argument, thesis, evidence, analysis) determine the basic grade level of the essay (A, B, C, or F), while strengths and/or weaknesses in the remaining categories determine where the paper falls within that grade level. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Grammar __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Type of Error <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-tab-count: 1; msotabcount: 1;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Points per error <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Number of errors <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">Points deducted commonly confused words || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">20 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || comma with intro. clause, no comma with interruptor, no comma in comp. sent.) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">MLA heading (5 pts/ line) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">20 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Capitalization || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">20 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Use of //you/I/we// || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">20 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Homophones/homonyms/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Subject/verb agreement || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">20 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Comma splice/run-on || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">15 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Fragment || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">15 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Misused apostrophe || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">20 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Spelling/typos || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Failure to introduce quote || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Incorrect citation format || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Subject-pron. disagreement || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Comma error (incl. no
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Semicolon or colon error (excluding comma splices) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Improper tense shift || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Title format (quot. vs ital.) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Other (as directed by teacher, five points max.) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New (W1)', 'serif'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New (W1)'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> ||