RUBRIC FOR METHODS ASSIGNMENT

ESSAY

	+50 (points)

The student read Plato, and Descartes, gave brief biographies, and wrote a 2-page paper comparing and contrasting each work, explaining their methods and goals. The essay had an introductory and concluding paragraph, was engaging, showed a strong understanding of the methods, gave proper references to sources, and was well written. 

	+40

The student read Plato, and Descartes, gave brief biographies, and wrote a 2-page paper comparing and contrasting each work, explaining their methods and goals. The essay had an introductory and concluding paragraph, showed an average understanding of the methods, gave proper references to sources, and was moderately well written.
	+30 

The student read Plato, and Descartes, gave brief biographies, and wrote a 2 page paper comparing and contrasting each work, explaining their methods and goals. The essay did not show an adequate grasp of the methods; it did not give proper references to sources, and was poorly written.	+10-20

The student read Plato, and Descartes, didn’t give brief biographies, and wrote a 1 page paper comparing and contrasting each work, explaining their methods and goals. The essay showed a poor understanding, didn’t give proper references to sources, was badly written, and didn’t stay on topic.

GRAMMAR	0 (points subtracted)

The student separated the essay into paragraphs, and made very few mistakes with punctuation, grammar, and spelling. 
	-2

The student separated the essay in paragraphs, and made moderate mistakes with punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
	-4

The student did not separate the essay into paragraphs, or made a lot of mistakes with punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
	0

The student did not write an essay.

INSTRUCTIONS	0 (points subtracted)

The student read and followed all instructions. 
	-1

The student read and followed most of the instructions.
	-2

The student followed some of the instructions.
	-4

The student did not follow instructions.

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