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Paper 1: Classification Paper Grading Rubric

Have you met the minimum requirements? Students who do not will receive a zero on the paper.

Multi-paragraph paper with introduction, body, and conclusion

Classification of online marketing tactics

3 categories

750 words of text

Proofread and edited, MLA-formatted document submitted in the correct form (Word .docx saved with your last name as the first word in the file name)

Paper Possible Points Your Score Comments

Thesis: Overtly stated as the last sentence in the introduction; includes a parallel list of the tactics that will be analyzed

20 Content/Development

(thesis development, transitions, support, use of evidence from sources, avoidance of fallacies, effective use of rhetorical strategies)

25 Organization

(clear introduction, body, and conclusion; effective topic sentences related to thesis; use of transitions; logical organization; effective conclusion) 25 Style

(MLA formatting, appropriate tone and diction, exclusion of wordiness; effective, concise sentence structures) 15 Mechanics

(Free of mechanical errors including spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.) 15 Paper Total 100