POL 1102 Lecture 33: General Marking Criteria for Papers
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General marking criteria for papers* (updated 21 sept. 2010) Answers the question posed and writes with ease. Exceeds all the demands of the assignment, including subject and organization. Summarizes the texts effectively, demonstrates knowledge of the theories and concepts of the discipline, and applies them to the topic while integrating a personal perspective: demonstrates a command of appropriate, concise, and persuasive english. A and a- (80-89%) - excellent: responds readily to the demands of the topic with a degree of stylistic flexibility and fluency. Summarizes the texts effectively and is able to integrate a personal perspective in the position section of the paper: writes with occasional language irregularities, but they do not interfere with the overall intelligibility of the text. Summarizes the texts competently but omits some arguments of the authors.