Teacher Resources: Grading Criteria

B range:

B papers may include "C" moments in an otherwise well-reasoned and well-developed project.

• PROJECT
  • B papers do everything the C-range essays do but offer a sustained and meaningful structure and/or a project that is often more complex than what one finds in a C-range paper.
  • The student advances more independent ideas. However, B papers may be distinguished by a repetition rather than a development or reconsideration of these ideas.
  • B papers can represent the project of the paper in the introductory paragraph with some degree of accuracy.
    
• WORKING WITH TEXT
  • The paper shows the student beginning to take interpretive risks, responding to the assignment and to the readings in thoughtful and distinctive ways.
  • The paper demonstrates that the student is able to work with a variety of textual protocols. It does not rely solely on summary, reference, or paraphrase, but is able to work with quotation and think connectively to contribute to the project.
    
• ORGANIZATION
  • The paper demonstrates a reasonable coherence in its overall presentation: the relationships between the paper's parts are clear and coherent.
  • The presentation and development of the project is controlled and organized.
  • Topic sentences and transitions between paragraphs are smoother than in a C-level paper.
    
• PRESENTATION
  • Presentation errors must be minimal.

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