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Explanation of issues are stated clearly and described comprehensively delivering all relevant information. All inadequacies are correctly identified.

Explanation of issues are stated clearly and described sufficiently so that understanding is not seriously impeded by slight omissions.

Issues are not completely identified or there are omissions in analysis.  Issues are left with ambiguities unexplored or overlooked.

Major issues are not  identified or there are major omissions in the explanation.  Issues have been unexplored or overlooked.

Conclusions are logical, clear and reflect student’s informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order.

Conclusions are logically tied to questions and are identified clearly.

Conclusions are not clarified or tied to sufficient information. One or two conclusions are identified clearly.

Conclusions are oversimplified or inconsistently tied to parts of information.

Concepts and ideas are fully developed and supported with credible sources. Reader can easily follow the author’s logic and reasoning.

Concepts and ideas are developed and supported with credible sources.

Summary idea presentation is not cohesive.   At times the writing forces the reader to determine the author’s train of thought.

Concepts and themes are not fully developed, presented in a cohesive manner or appropriately supported.

Suggested questions are well-written and appropriate. They fully reflect the student’s interview knowledge and skills.

Suggested questions are adequately written and appropriate.

Suggested summary questions are not adequate. They add little to the interview process. Major topics are not addressed.

Suggested questions are inadequate. They do not add value to the interview process.

Incorporate sufficient use of appropriate research, supporting evidence, and relevant sources.  Describes characteristics of essential information resources, including their limitations, and explains strategies for identifying and finding such resources.

Incorporate sufficient use of appropriate research, supporting evidence, and relevant sources.  Does not describe all characteristics of essential information resources, including their limitations, and explains strategies for identifying and finding such resources.

Insufficient use of appropriate research, supporting evidence, and relevant sources. Limited characteristics of essential information and resources presented.

Insufficient use of appropriate research, supporting evidence, and relevant sources.

The paper correctly cites in-text and lists three resources on the References page.  If additional sources are used, they are included correctly.

The majority of in-text citations and the reference are properly cited; formatting is inconsistent/inaccurate in a few cases.

References are cited but incorrectly under APA style. The student has either used another format or incorrectly applied the APA style guidelines.

Inconsistent or missing in-text citations; fails to attribute an author’s word through APA citations.

Strictly adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: Conventions of written English, including, but not limited to capitalization and punctuation and spelling.  No errors found. No jargon used.

Adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: Conventions of written English, including capitalization and punctuation and spelling.  One to three errors found.

Minimally adheres to standard usage rules of mechanics: Conventions of written English, including capitalization and punctuation and spelling. Over three errors found.

Does not adhere to standard usage rules of mechanics: Conventions of written English, including capitalization and punctuation and spelling.  Over ten errors found.