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Presidential Candidate Paper Presidential Candidate Paper A 750 word (+/- 75 words) article on the chosen presidential candidate. The article can be be an endorsement or opposition article, but it MUST address the platforms and policies the candidate plans on instituting and clearly show the perceived positive or negative effects. Rubric Code: YX4A457 By jordanj24 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Presidential Candidate Article
	Poor 9 pts	Good 13 pts	Excellent 17 pts
Paper Requirements	Poor Paper meets the minimum requirement of 675 words and not more than 825. Paper is unorganized and does not flow logically.	Good Paper meets the minimum requirement of 675 words and not more than 825. Paper is moderately organized but lacks cohesion.	Excellent Paper meets the minimum requirement of 675 and not more than 825. Paper is well organized and cohesive.
Lead	Poor Student does not clearly state which candidate he/she would support AND fails to state what the editorial is about AND misses word count.	Good Student EITHER fails to clearly state what the editorial is about, misses word count OR fails to state which candidate he/she would support.	Excellent Student clearly states what the editorial is about and which candidate he/she would support in the opening sentence in 25-40 words it stands alone as its own paragraph.
Content	Poor Student only covers one aspect of the candidate's view. Student does not express how own views match with candidate. Paper shows little evidence of research or effort.	Good Student covers two aspects of the candidate's view. Student vaguely expresses how own views match with candidate. Paper shows evidence of minimum research and effort.	Excellent Student covers at least three aspects of the candidate's view. Student clearly expresses how own views match with candidate. Paper shows evidence of rigorous research and effort.
Grammar	Poor Many (7 or more) spelling and grammatical errors. No indication of proof reading. EVERY ERROR OVER 7 WILL BE MINUS 1 POINT.	Good Occasional (3-7) spelling and grammatical errors. Some indication of proof reading.	Excellent Very few (less than 3) spelling and grammatical errors. Indication of extensive proof reading.
Sources	Poor Student does not cite any sources.	Good Students cites less than four sources.	Excellent Student cites the required four sources.
Weak Words	Poor Uses at least 5 of the listed weak words. EVERY WEAK WORD, EVERY TIME, IS ONE POINT OFF. stuff, things, very, that (improperly used), got, I	Good Uses at least 4 of the listed weak words. EVERY WEAK WORD, EVERY TIME, IS ONE POINT OFF.	Excellent Uses ZERO weak words.