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Timed Essay Final Exam

This course is designed to help students clarify and refine their thinking and reasoning processes, allowing them more effectively solve problems and analyze complex issues. Students will develop skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing which will help them succeed in their other academic coursework, regardless of discipline. Writing assignments will emphasize critical analysis and argumentation.

Rubric Code: PX2B2WW

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Subject: English

Type: Exam

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Essay Exam
	Sophisticated 40 pts	Accomplished 30 pts	Competent 20 pts	Developing 10 pts
Thesis statement	Sophisticated --Sophisticated thesis clearly addresses prompt.<BR> --Rogerian thesis<BR> --Compare-Contrast effectively states Subject A & B, and points of comparison.	Accomplished --Thesis is fairly clear, well-developed, but may contain errors in reasoning. <BR> --Thesis may be loosely based on prompt.<BR> --Compare-Contrast is fairly clear on Subjects A & B and their points.	Competent --Thesis is not clear due to errors in logic, mechanics, or grammar. Thesis may not address prompt.<BR> --Compare-Contrast does not mention both Subjects and points of comparison.	Developing No thesis
Supporting Paragraphs	Sophisticated --Body paragraphs have topic sentences that clearly support thesis.<BR> --If a source is used, it is clearly cited in MLA format. <BR> --Signal phrases are varied and precise.<BR> --Compare-Contrast fully supported equally	Accomplished --Body Paragraphs may contain vague support.<BR> --There may be an attempt at citing sources, but formatting is incorrect. <BR> --There may be repetitive signal phrases.<BR> --Compare-Contrast almost equally supported	Competent --Body paragraphs do not contain clear support of thesis.<BR> --No transitions<BR> --No MLA support<BR> --Compare-Contrast not supported	Developing No support
Conclusion	Sophisticated --Thought provoking conclusion<BR> --Conclusion honors the thesis and support, but does not repeat it verbatim; it may make final reasonable appeals to emotion; it may contain statement of benefits.	Accomplished --Conclusion is too repetitive or does not reflect thesis and support. Thesis may have needed a careful proofreading and editing.	Competent --Essay lacks a conclusion; conclusion is off topic; conclusion contains too many grammatical errors or errors in logic.	Developing No conclusion
Well developed essay	Sophisticated --Insightful<BR> --Exceeds standards<BR> --Thesis is clear; all body paragraphs contain clear reasoning and examples; conclusion eloquently sums up discussion.<BR> --No errors in usage etc.	Accomplished --Very good.<BR> --Exceeds standards<BR> --Well-developed<BR> Thesis is clear. Body paragraphs contain supportive reasoning, but may lack examples; or paper would have benefitted from additional supportive paragraphs	Competent --Good<BR> --Meets level<BR> --Thesis is weak; body paragraphs lack clear supportive details and examples	Developing --Fair<BR> --Not developed.<BR> Short
Grammar & Mechanics	Sophisticated Paper may have very few minor grammatical errors, i.e. perhaps pronoun confusion and agreement errors; a dangling modifier; errors that seem related to proofreading moreso than poor skills	Accomplished Paper may have limited intrusive errors such as subject-verb agreement (2); perhaps a fragment or two; errors in tense are consistent (same problem, so it can be easily addressed)	Competent Paper will contain serious grammatical errors such as: more than 2 subject-verb agreement errors; more than 3 fragments; continuous pronoun agreement errors; errors in tense are varied; grammatical errors vary in type; some sentences may not make any sense;	Developing Riddled with errors

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Critical Thinking

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English

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Exam

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