Scoring Matrix

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Scoring Matrix

 

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               Each item is usually scored at five points each; however, more points may be taken off for repeated errors (many misspellings, for instance) or overwhelming errors (such as a complete failure to paragraph).

 

I.  Content -- The Fuzzy, Right-Brained Dr. McCoy Bits

 

               1.__Ideas are insightful.

               2.__Ideas are creative and original.

               3.__Ideas are rational and logical.

               4.__Ideas are expressed clearly.

 

II. Organization -- The Organized, Bi-Hemispheric Captain Kirk Bits.

 

               5.__There is a thesis __stated or __clearly implied.

               6.__Order of thesis is followed throughout the essay.

               7.__Thesis is adequately developed.

               8.__Every paragraph is relevant to the thesis.

               9.__Every paragraph has a topic / controlling idea.

               10__Every paragraph is developed with relevant and concrete details.

               11.__The details are well ordered.

 

III. Mechanics -- The Wholly Left-Brained Mr. Spock Bits.

 

               12.__Misspellings.

               13.__Serious punctuation errors.

               14.__Excessive punctuation errors.

               15.__Verb errors.

               16.__Pronoun errors.

               17.__Errors in use of adjectives and adverbs.

               18.__Distracting errors in word usage.

               19.__Awkward sentences.

               20.__Inadequate use or formatting of direct quotations.

               21.__Formatting.