Farming Essay

0  -  F	1  -  D	2  -  C	3  -  B	4  -  A
Be your own work;				4
Be 3,000+ words in length				4
Employ correct gram, punct, & MLA-style	1
Employ parenthetical citations, a Works Cited page, & employ copious signal phrases			3
Convincingly argue your thesis			3
Refer to 10 or more highly credible sources			3
Conclusively demonstrate 102 level		2

Carl Sagan Essay

	0  -  F	1  -  D	2  -  C	3  -  B	4  -  A
Be your own work;					4
Be 3,000+ words in length	0
Employ correct gram, punct, & MLA-style					4
Employ parenthetical citations, a Works Cited page, & employ copious signal phrases					4
Convincingly argue your thesis			2
Refer to 10 or more highly credible sources					4
Conclusively demonstrate 102 level				3

• This Essay received the score of 0 for the word length due to it only being about half of the required length.
• This Essay received the score of 2 for the arguing of their thesis because of the clear but weak thesis.