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IALR Write-On Competition IALR Write-On Competition Criteria and levels for assessing and grading article submissions Rubric Code: AX73BWX By yhc263 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Law Type: Writing Grade Levels: Graduate

IALR Write-On Competition Rubric Criteria and levels for assessing and grading competition submissions - writing portion
	Unacceptable Paper poorly written, with many errors. Does not meet the minimum requirements of the assignment. F 0 pts	Poor Meets the minimum requirements of the assignment, but does not demonstrate a strong understanding of the material or expectations for a writing assignment at this level. D 2 pts	Fair Adequately written, but does not meet many or most of the expectations for a writing assignment at this level. C 5 pts	Good Well written, well organized paper, meeting all or most expectations for a writing assignment at this level. B 8 pts	Very Good Well written, well organized paper, exceeding most expectations for a writing assignment at this level. B+/A- 10 pts	Excellent Well written, well organized paper, exceeding all expectations for a writing assignment at this level.Could be considered for publication in a scholarly journal with additional information or editing. A 12 pts
Clarity Clearness of expression; the quality of being clearly expressed; lucidity; precision; not ambiguous	Unacceptable Written expression not understandable or barely intelligible. Paper would have to be entirely rewritten.	Poor Concepts poorly explained; writing shows marginal understanding of the research or conclusions. Concepts and terms are ambiguous and lack precision.	Fair Meets standards of acceptable writing; ideas are expressed adequately, although could benefit from examples, more detail, or further explanation.	Good Ideas and concepts are clearly explained for the most part with some relevant examples and illustrations.	Very Good Ideas and concepts are clearly explained, with some relevant examples and illustrations.	Excellent Ideas and concepts are clearly explained, with several relevant examples and illustrations.
Organization The effectiveness of the arrangement of separate components in a coherent whole.	Unacceptable The document is not organized. Paragraphs are disjointed and lack transition of thoughts. The document is difficult to follow.	Poor The paper is poorly organized and difficult to follow. Introduction is missing or incomplete. Paragraph transitions need improvement. Supporting sentences are wordy or repetitive.	Fair The paper's organization is adequate. There is an introduction that is mostly complete. Transitions between paragraphs and subtopics can be followed, but could be improved. Supportive sentences are wordy or repetitive.	Good The structure of the paper is clear. Introduction is complete and previews major points. Supporting sentences are clear and concise, but may need more attention to purpose.	Very Good The structure of the paper is clear. Introduction is complete and previews major points. Supporting sentences are clear and concise. Paragraph and subtopic transitions are clear and logical.	Excellent The structure of the paper is clear. Introduction is complete and previews major points. Supporting sentences are clear and concise. Paragraph and subtopic transitions are clear and logical. There is a general summary at the end of each subtopic.
Depth of Analysis/Argument How rigorous and complex the examination of the material is. Is the writer just giving a book report of what was presented in the given sources or is there actual analysis?	Unacceptable No analysis.	Poor Very little analysis.	Fair Superficial analysis with little effort displayed to think beyond what was presented in the research articles.	Good Good analysis of more than half of the material presented in the research paper.	Very Good Good/excellent analysis of most but not all of the material presented in the research paper.	Excellent Excellent analysis of all of the material presented in the research paper.
Conclusions The decision made or opinion formed after considering the relevant facts or evidence.	Unacceptable No conclusions.	Poor Conclusions are the writer's opinions and not discernable at all from the evidence presented.	Fair Conclusions are not clearly directly discernable from evidence or are mainly opinions.	Good Conclusions are directly discernable from evidence, although they may contain some opinions.	Very Good Conclusions are directly discernable from evidence bt are fairly obvious (i.e., mentioned in one or more of the research articles).	Excellent Conclusions are discernable from evidence, and most conclusions are not obvious (i.e., mentioned in one or more of the research articles.)
Grammar and Punctuation Use of standard English.	Unacceptable Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Language uses jargon and conversational tone.	Poor Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Language uses jargon or conversational tone.	Fair Paper contains some grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Language uses jargon conversational tone, and/or passive voice.	Good Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. Language includes the use of some jargon, passive voice, or conversational tone.	Very Good Paper contains very few grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. Language includes some use of some jargon, passive voice, or conversational tone.	Excellent Paper contains no grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. Language includes some use of some jargon, passive voice, or conversational tone.
Bluebooking Assessment
	Unacceptable 0 pts	Poor 4 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 20 pts	Very Good 35 pts	Excellent 40 pts
Total number of Errors Total bluebooking errors in entire article	Unacceptable 3/4 or more of endnotes are incorrectly bluebooked	Poor More than 1/2 of endnotes are incorrectly bluebooked	Fair Fewer than half are incorrectly bluebooked	Good About 3/4 of the endnotes are correctly bluebooked	Very Good Almost all of the endnotes are correctly bluebooked	Excellent Virtually no bluebooking mistakes exist
Creativity - add points as earned Does the writer use signals, infra, supra etc. Does the writer shortcite? Basically, does the writer know how to read and interpret te bluebook?	Unacceptable Subjectively grade based on submissions - add points - do not use point values listed above	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent

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