Question 1, 2, 3, 4 (same rubric criterion and values for each question)

No attempt at answer - 0

Answer includes opinion only with no supporting evidence - 1

Answer includes opinion, but evidence isnt explained or supported - 2

Answer includes opinion, and one source of evidence is explained and supported - 3

Answer includes opinion, and two or more sources of evidence are used, explained and
supported - 4

Answer includes opinion, two or more sources of evidence are used, explained and supported,
and a new idea is synthesized and explained through the combination of the evidence used - 5

Answer includes opinion, two or more sources of evidence are used, explained and supported,
and a new idea is synthesized and explained through the combination of the evidence used,
and personal anecdote and reflection is added to the answer - 6

Use of sources - at least one per question:

Did not use at least one valid, academic source in each answer - 0

At least one valid, academic source used in each answer - 1

Use of sources in total: (failure to use proper APA format, with inline citation plus
reference list means that the source wont be counted).
No valid academic sources used - 0

Single, valid academic source used in only one answer - 1

Two valid, academic sources used - 2

Three valid, academic sources used - 3

Four valid academic sources used - 4

Five valid academic sources used - 5

Six or more valid, academic sources used - 6

Writing quality - overall:

Writing is unintelligible; more than half of the paper doesnt make sense - 0

Writing is poor, requiring instructor to re-read answers in more than half of the paper in order to
understand content - 1

Writing is adequate in at least half of the paper, with frequent errors that are distracting, but the
paper can generally be understood. - 2

Writing is good in at least half of the paper, with minimal distracting errors - 3

Writing is good in the whole paper, with minimal distracting errors - 4

Writing is outstanding in the whole paper, with no distracting errors - 5