V | Topic Suitability | Organization | Research | Analysis | Writing Style |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Topic not appropriate for 3333 | What organization? | Sources few and questionable; >25% web; missed critical reference(s) | No independent analysis; paper simply recites data | Paper unreadable because of errors and/or excess verbiage |
1 |   | Rambling; structure hard to discern | Most sources not substantive | Does not address claim; wanders | Difficult to follow because of incoherence and errors (>50) |
2 |   | At least one part can be identified | Under half of sources are reliable | Barely begins to address the claim | Not easy to read; >30 errors |
3 | Topic acceptable | 2 parts weak/missing  | More than half of sources are good | Some critical scrutiny of the claim | Moderate number of errors(>20) |
4 |   | One part weak/missing | Most sources are good | Moderate critical scrutiny of the claim | Paper contains a few errors (>5) |
5 | Excellent choice! | All parts solid and clearly laid out | Plenty of good sources | Good analysis presents reasonable conclusion | Easy to read with essentially no errors (<=5) |