Rubric+for+Paper


 * Criterion ||  A  ||  B  ||  C  ||
 * Link to PD or OD ||  Clearly establishes topic as development issue.  ||  Link is not made clearly; is assumed.  ||  Link is very unclear.  ||
 * Organization ||  Paper provides explicit cues on organization and uses headers, transitional phrases, and other methods to make this clear.  ||  General flow is apparent but some parts are misplaced or unconnected.  ||  Structure of the paper is unclear.  ||
 * Argument ||  Focus of writing is clear and points made lead to an argument or summary statement about the findings.  ||  General area of interest and findings are apparent but not tightly connected.  ||  Focus and findings are hard to determine or summarize.  ||
 * Use of literature ||  Current and scholarly sources are used impressively and applied appropriately to the topic. (>7)  ||  Quantity or quality of sources is good but not top-notch. (5-7)  ||  Quality or quantity is lacking. References are only popular or old or too few sources are cited. (<5)  ||
 * Mechanics ||  Usage, spelling and APA are near flawless.  ||  Some errors are present but do not overly distract.  ||  Number of errors distracts from substance of paper.  ||