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Document 4: Proposal and Reflection

Rubric Code: SX8XB26

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	Professional 16 pts	Minor Revision Needed 13 pts	Acceptable, but Needs Work 10 pts	Major Revision Needed 7 pts	Unacceptable 4 pts
Introduction/Executive Summary	Professional An intriguing, concise introduction based on the facts, clearly summarizes the problem, and provides a clear indication of the solution. Solid introduction and background provided.	Minor Revision Needed A well-formulated introduction with evidence and support to clarify the problem and solution. Leads into the argument with some background information.	Acceptable, but Needs Work A fairly-well formulated introduction with a summary that outlines the problem and solution. Some work is needed to better clarify the reasoning behind this proposal.	Major Revision Needed Introduction is not well-constructed, uninteresting, or does not lead into the proposed project. Provides information/background only loosely connected to the project.	Unacceptable Lacks a proper introduction and fails to prepare the reader for the rest of the proposal.
Argument/Analysis	Professional Primary argument (thesis) and support provide a clear, logical rationale for this project. Problems and issues with development have also been addressed effectively.	Minor Revision Needed Primary argument (thesis) and support demonstrate a connection and rationale for this project, but minor issues with some of the support exist. Problems and issues with development have been addressed, but not as effectively as they could have.	Acceptable, but Needs Work Primary argument and support are clear, but there are some minor issues that seem confusing. Problems and issues with development are discussed but not addressed fully.	Major Revision Needed Primary argument or support is confusing or lost in the text. Unclear use of examples. Problems and issues with development are briefly mentioned but without any clear substance or resolution.	Unacceptable Primary argument and support do not effectively produce an argument for this project or any rationale as to why it should be done. Problems and issues with development are unmentioned or discussed poorly.
Coherence	Professional Every paragraph has a clear topic sentence that relates to the primary argument. Each paragraph clearly and effectively discusses one topic with smooth transitions to subsequent paragraphs.	Minor Revision Needed Minor issues with a few (1-3) paragraphs containing more than one topic or topic sentences that do not relate to the primary argument. A few issues (1-3) with transitioning between paragraphs.	Acceptable, but Needs Work A fairly coherent proposal with several issues with multiple topics and transitions.	Major Revision Needed The proposal is coherent up to a point, but major issues with topic sentences, multiple topics in each paragraph, or transitions. Overall, a confusing discussion.	Unacceptable Proposal lacks coherence due to major issues with paragraphing: topic sentences, topics for each paragraph, and transitions.
Organization	Professional Proposal utilizes all the required subsections with titles and headings. Content is cleanly organized into each subsection.	Minor Revision Needed Minor issues with subsections and content. Minor issues with titles or organization of subsections. Topics for specific subsections are discussed in different subsections.	Acceptable, but Needs Work A fairly organized proposal missing few (1-3) subsections. Major issues with headings and organizing content.	Major Revision Needed The proposal is barely organized and lacks a clear organization based on the required subsections.	Unacceptable Proposal is not organized and lacks a definable structure.
Audience	Professional Clear attention paid to intended audience. Proper use of active voice. Proper use of first person pronouns. Maintains an engaging appeal throughout.	Minor Revision Needed Audience is addressed effectively, but with few (1-3) minor errors in using first or second person, phrasing, word-choice, wordiness, or passive voice.	Acceptable, but Needs Work Some attention paid to audience, but several issues with using first or second person, phrasing, word-choice, wordiness, or passive voice	Major Revision Needed Numerous errors with first and second person, word-choice, phrasing, wordiness, and/or passive voice. Overall, message to the reader is confusing at best.	Unacceptable No attention paid to the audience and the work is riddled with errors in word-choice, phrasing, passive voice, wordiness, and using first or second person.
Technical Format & Mechanics
	Professional 10 pts	Minor Revision Needed 8 pts	Acceptable, but Needs Work 6 pts	Major Revision Needed 4 pts	Unacceptable 2 pts
Technical Format & APA Citations	Professional Proposal demonstrates clear attention to proper formatting requirements. APA citations are used with precision in-text and on the references page.	Minor Revision Needed A few (1-3) minor issues with formatting requirements and APA citations in-text and on the references page.	Acceptable, but Needs Work Several issues with formatting requirements and APA citations, in-text and references.	Major Revision Needed Numerous issues with formatting requirements and APA citations, in-text and references.	Unacceptable The proposal does not meet formatting requirements and numerous issues with using APA style for in-text citations and references.
Mechanics, Grammar, & Spelling	Professional A professional job with editing. Completely free of mechanical, grammatical, or spelling errors.	Minor Revision Needed A few (1-3) minor issues with grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling.	Acceptable, but Needs Work Several issues with grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling.	Major Revision Needed Numerous issues with grammar, mechanics, and spelling. These issues hinder your credibility in this proposal.	Unacceptable Mechanical, grammar, and spelling issues are so prevalent, that your proposal is confusing.
Reflection
	Professional 25 pts	Minor Revision Needed 20 pts	Acceptable, but Needs Work 15 pts	Major Revision Needed 10 pts	Unacceptable 5 pts
Weekly Forum 8	Professional This reflection meets the requirements for this assignment. It contains a clear understanding of the work done thus far and shows clear examples to support the discussion.	Minor Revision Needed A few minor issues (1-3) with meeting the requirements for this reflection. These issues may be with using examples to support the main ideas.	Acceptable, but Needs Work Several issues meeting the requirements for this reflection. Some details provided are not clearly discussed and fail to support the main ideas.	Major Revision Needed Numerous issues meeting the requirements for this reflection. Many details provided are not clearly discussed and fail to support the main ideas	Unacceptable This reflection fails to meet the requirements for this assignment. There are major issues with the discussion and the examples used to support it.
Weekly Forum 10	Professional This reflection meets the requirements for this assignment. It contains a clear understanding of the work done thus far and shows clear examples to support the discussion.	Minor Revision Needed A few minor issues (1-3) with meeting the requirements for this reflection. These issues may be with using examples to support the main ideas.	Acceptable, but Needs Work Several issues meeting the requirements for this reflection. Some details provided are not clearly discussed and fail to support the main ideas.	Major Revision Needed Numerous issues meeting the requirements for this reflection. Many details provided are not clearly discussed and fail to support the main ideas	Unacceptable This reflection fails to meet the requirements for this assignment. There are major issues with the discussion and the examples used to support it.

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Business Proposal

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Humanities

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