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ILLUSTRATION PARAGRAPH FINAL TEMPLATE
Step 5: Illustration Paragraph Final Draft

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Many college students face a number of pressures. Many students have to manage a job while balancing school and their homework. It can be very demanding for a college students. Students also have financial pressures. One reason is many students have to pay for their college on their own. Some students also taken out student loans to pay for college. Which can leave them in debt after college. Another example of financial pressures for students is having to support a family while going to college. Supporting a family has its own pressure without going to college on top of supporting them. Many college students go to college in different cities and states. Students have to make new students have to adjust to a different area. Being a college student can be very rewarding, but there may also be a lot of pressures that need to be dealt with.
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Honor Statement

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By signing my name, I also understand that if I have copied someone else’s ideas or words, I have plagiarized, and I understand that the penalty for plagiarism is course failure.

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ILLUSTRATION PARAGRAPH FINAL GRADING RUBRIC
Student:
CONTENT Good/Excellent = 15 Fair/Competent = 13 Deficient = 9
Development
(CCLO # 2)

Score: o Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported. o Content is persuasive and comprehensive. o Content and purpose of the writing is clear. o Thesis has a strong claim. The audience is clear and appropriate for the topic. o Supportive information (if required) is strong and addresses writing focus. o Major points are addressed, but clarity or support is limited. o Content is somewhat persuasive or comprehensive. o Content is inconsistent (lack of clear purpose and/or clarity). o Thesis could be stronger. o Supportive information (if required) needs strengthening or does not address writing concepts. o Major points are unclear and/or insufficiently supported. o Content is missing essentials. o Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity. o Supportive information (if required) is missing.
Organization and Structure
(CCLO #1)

Score: o Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow. o Introduction is compelling and forecasts the topic and thesis. o Each paragraph is unified and has a clear central idea. o Transitional wording is present throughout the writing. o Conclusion is a logical end to the writing. o Adequately organized with some areas difficult to follow. o Introduction needs to provide a stronger gateway into the writing. o Some paragraphs lack unity. o Better transitions are needed to provide fluency of ideas. o Conclusion is trite or barely serves its purpose. o Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message. o Introduction and/or conclusion are incomplete or missing. o Paragraphs are not unified (more than 1 topic/missing or inadequate controlling and concluding sentences). o Transitions are missing. o Conclusion, if present, fails to serve its purpose. MECHANICS Good/Excellent = 15 Fair/Competent = 13 Deficient = 9
Grammar and Diction
(CCLO # 1, 3)

Score: o The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling standards. o Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective. o Writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective. o The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation, and/or spelling errors. o Language is unclear, awkward or inappropriate in parts. o The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective. o The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation and/or spelling errors. o Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate. o The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.
FORM Good/Excellent = 5 Fair/Competent = 4 Deficient = 3
Format Requirements
(CCLO #6)

Score: o Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines. o Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately. o Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected. o Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used. o Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting. o Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and/or references are not provided.
Final Score: /50

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