Rough Drafts / Peer Review	A	B	C	D	E	
15%	•	Turned in on time
•	First draft uploaded electronically, peer review notes emailed to partners
•	Full-length (1000 words minimum)
•	Completion of peer review		•	Turned in on time
•	Complete rough draft but no peer review	•	Turned in on time
•	Peer review but no rough draft
•	Draft is too short		
Research	A	B	C	D	E	
20%	•	5 very credible sources, at least 4 of which come from UK’s libraries
•	Internal citations are correctly formatted 
•	Introductory phrases are clear and helpful
•	Works Cited page is perfectly formatted.	•	 5 credible sources, at least 4 of which come from UK’s libraries
•	Internal citations are mostly formatted correctly.
•	Introductory phrases are present
•	Works Cited page is formatted mostly correctly	•	5 somewhat credible sources, at least 4 of which come from UK’s libraries
•	A few internal citation mistakes
•	Some introductory phrase are missing or unclear
•	Work Cited page has all sources listed, but with a few formatting errors	•	Missing one source, or have two sources from the internet
•	Some sources seem unreliable or unrelated
•	Numerous internal citation errors
•	Difficult to tell who is speaking because of lack of introductory phrases
•	Work Cited page has numerous errors	•	Missing more than one source
•	Sources seem unrelated, or just “thrown in” to the paper
•	Missing internal citations leading to plagiarism 
•	No introductory phrases
•	Work Cited page is formatted incorrectly, leading to plagiarism, or missing altogether	
Content	A	B	C	D	E	
30%	•	Very in-depth  discussion of the important aspects of your ethical issue
•	Topic is very specific
•	Builds from personal experience into an objection standpoint	•	Good discussion of the important aspects of your ethical issue 
•	Topic is  specific
•	Personal viewpoint expressed, but personal stories do not overwhelm.	•	Basic discussion of the important aspects of your ethical issue 
•	Topic is somewhat specific
•	Personal viewpoint somewhat lessens your ethos.	•	Some important aspects of your ethics issues are not addressed
•	Topic is vague or tries to encompass too many different angles
•	Personal viewpoint overwhelms research	•	Discuss of ethical issue is cursory
•	Topic is confusing, unspecific, or unrelated to the assignment
•	Personal viewpoint is not backed up by research	
Structure and style	A	B	C	D	E	
20%	•	Very effective intro, and conclusion.  Creative, but formal.
•	Very clear thesis statement
•	Very clear organization and transitions
•	Very formal style: no excessive use of first or second person
•	1500-2000 words 	•	Effective introduction, and conclusion. 
•	Clear thesis statement
•	Clear organization, good transitions
•	Formal style
•	1500-2000 words 	•	Intro presents basic info on your topic
•	Thesis statement is somewhat clear
•	Organization is clear for the most part
•	Slightly informal style (contradictions, jargon, etc.)
•	1500-2000 words	•	Intro and conclusion are brief and do not helpful reader understand topic
•	Thesis statement is unclear or doesn’t reflect content of paper
•	Unorganized or lacking in transitions
•	Very informal style
•	1400-1499 words	•	Intro and conclusion are confusing or unrelated to the rest of the paper, or missing
•	Thesis statement is missing
•	Few transitions, very hard to follow organization
•	Very informal style
•	Less than 1400 words	
Technical	A	B	C	D	E	
15%	•	Nonexistent spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
•	Heading and Header appropriately formatted
•	12 pt, Times New Roman, 1” margins, double space
•	Creatively titled 
•	Turned in on Blackboard by classtime on 10/23
	•	Minimal-to-nonexistent spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
•	Heading and Header appropriately formatted
•	12 pt, Times New Roman, 1” margins, double space
•	Title reflects content of paper
•	Turned in on Blackboard by classtime on 10/23	•	1-2 spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
•	Heading and Header mostly formatted correctly
•	Some font, margin, or other formatting errors
•	Titled 
•	Turned in on Blackboard by classtime on 10/23	•	Several spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
•	Heading and Header mostly formatted incorrectly
•	Many font, margin, or other formatting errors
•	Titled unrelated to content of paper
•	Turned in on Blackboard by classtime on 10/23	•	Excessive spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors
•	Heading and Header missing elements
•	Excessive font, margin, or other formatting errors
•	Title missing
•	Turned in after 10/23	
Three things done very well:
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3.		Three important things to work on:
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See Bb for grade