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APAFormat/Instructions

0 (0%)7 (7%)
Littleorno
instructions
followed:In
fact,itshardto
tellwhatthis
paperisabout.
Demonstrates
minimal
understanding
ofrhetorical
concepts
Demonstrates
minimalself
awarenessof
theconceptof
thispaper
whichistotell
apersonalstory
about
communication.

SubjectMatter/Theme

Competent

10(10%)
8 (8%)11 (11%)
Someof
the
instructions
were
followed.
SomeAPA
format
followed,
maynotbe
correct

0 (0%)18

24(24%)

(18%)

Unfocused,or
notonan
isolatedperson,
event,theory,
oritem.

19 (19%)24
(24%)

Relatesto
asingle
subject,but
trailsoffon
tangents.
Subject
maynot
relateto
academics

Excellent
12 (12%)15 (15%)
Alloftheinstructions
ontheassignment
sheetwerefollowed.
Demonstratesstrong
understandingofthe
Profileformatthatwe
havediscussedsofar.

25 (25%)30 (30%)
Subjectmatter
selectedisappropriate
for
academics/careeer/field
ofinterest.Stays
consistentlyontopic
andisthorough.

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Purpose/Audience
Awareness

0 (0%)13
Thememaybe
absentor
obscure(reader
maynotbe
abletodetect
thesowhat)
Cutandpaste
styleofwriting.
Verylittle
inclusionofthe
student'svoice.

Organization/Conventions

Grammar/Sentence
Structure

14(14%)

(13%)

14 (14%)16
(16%)

Themeis
presentbut
maycome
acrossas
cliched.
"Thistopic
is
important."
Information
provided
maybe
confusing
or
incomplete.

0 (0%)13

14 (14%)16

(13%)

(16%)

Confusing,
unorganized,or
unrelatedto
topicselected.

Mostlyorganized
inawaythat
makessense,
buildingthe
informationtoa
logical
conclusion.

0 (0%)7 (7%)

8 (8%)11 (11%)

Frequent
grammatical
errorsmake
thisessayvery
hardtoread
andobscure
thewriter's
ideas

Someimpactis
lostthough
unclearor
convoluted
sentencesSome
problemswith
wordchoice,
senses,spelling
detractfromthe
reader's
experience

18 (18%)20 (20%)
Informativestyle,and
writer'svoiceisclear.
Appropriateinformation
isprovidedandprofile
isthorough.

20(20%)
18 (18%)20 (20%)
Easytoreadand
comprehendnot
onlythe
information,but
howimportantit
is.

12(12%)
12 (12%)15 (15%)
Sentencesare
understandable
onthefirst
reading,yet
complexenough
toholdthe
reader'sinterest
Punctuation
enablesreader
understanding
Wordchoicesand
spellingare
appropriatetothe
contextFormatted
accordingto
assignmentsheet

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thisisgood,butyouneedtomakeitalittlemoreappropriateforanacademicaudience.Tryto
stayawayfrom"Peopleshouldrespect..."becauseit'shardtochangepeople.Thinkintermsof
laws,instead.It'seasiertoargue.

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