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Lesson One: Taylar Belanger 111 Criteria EXEMPLARY 5 PROFICIENT 3 NEARING PROFICIENT 2 NOVICE 0 Purpose The writer's central purpose or argument is readily apparent to the reader The writing has a clear purpose or argument, but may sometimes digress from it The central purpose or argument is not consis- tently clear throughout the paper The purpose or argument is generally unclear Content Balanced presenta- tion of relevant and legitimate information that clearly supports a central purpose or argument and shows a thoughtful, in-depth analysis of a significant topic. Reader gains important insights. Information provides reasonable support for a central purpose or argument and displays evidence of a basic analysis of a significant topic. Reader gains some insights. Information supports a central purpose or argument at times. Analysis is basic or general. Reader gains few insights. Central purpose or argument is not clearly identified. Analysis is vague or not evident. Reader is confused or may be misinformed. Organization The ideas are arranged logically to support the purpose or argument. They flow smoothly from one to another and are clearly linked to each other. The reader can easily follow the line of reasoning. The ideas are arranged logically to support the central purpose or argument. They are usually clearly linked to each other. For the most part, the reader can follow the line of reasoning. In general, the writing is arranged logically, although occasion- ally ideas fail to make sense together. The reader is fairly clear about what the writer intends. The writing is not logically organized. Frequently, ideas fail to make sense together. The reader cannot identify a line of reasoning and loses interest. Sentence Structure Sentences are well- phrased and varied in length and structure. There are no frag- ments or errors. They flow smoothly from one to another. Word choice is accurate. Sentences are well- phrased and there is some variety in length and structure. The flow from sentence to sentence is generally smooth. Word choice is mostly accurate. Some sentences are awkwardly constructed so that the reader is occasionally distracted. Sentence flow is devel- oping. Word choice can be strengthened and more accurate. Errors in sentence structure are frequent enough to be a major distraction to the reader. No flow and frequently distracting grammatical errors. Proof of Revision The writing is free or nearly free of errors. There are occasional errors, but they don't represent a major distraction or obscure meaning. The writing has many errors, and the reader is distracted by them. There are so many errors that the mean- ing is obscured. The reader is confused and stops reading. WESTERN SCIENCE AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGES RESEARCH ESSAY RUBRIC