{"id":31172,"date":"2023-08-20T02:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T02:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/pretend-you-have-met-an-alien-and-you-need-to-teach-the-alien-how-to-perform-a-task\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T02:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T02:00:43","slug":"pretend-you-have-met-an-alien-and-you-need-to-teach-the-alien-how-to-perform-a-task","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/pretend-you-have-met-an-alien-and-you-need-to-teach-the-alien-how-to-perform-a-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretend you have met an alien and you need to teach the alien how to perform a task"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<strong style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Pretend you have met an alien and you need to teach the alien how to perform a task (such as making a sandwich or applying makeup; use you imagination but keep the task PG). Keeping in mind that the alien will do exactly as you instruct, write out the process of how to perform the task. For example, if you are going to teach them how to make a peanut butter and jelly (PB&amp;J) sandwich, start with the jars, bag of bread, and knife in front of both of you and explained, step-by-step, how to complete the process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Examine and assess writers\u2019 use of process reasoning.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Implement strategies to think critically about topics.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Develop an essay with emphasis on process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Using APA formatting, in a 1- to 2-page paper, write out the process of how to perform an everyday human task unfamiliar to a space alien.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment Submission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Must be created and submitted in Microsoft Word.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The use of outside resources is strongly recommended, and all papers must be cited and written in APA format.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Once you have completed the assignment, click the Submit Assignment option in the menu to the right and select a format for submitting your assignment.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Click the Submit Assignment button when you are ready.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An Example Paper can be viewed<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/concorde.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/22104\/files\/17795738\" data-canvas-previewable=\"false\">HERE.<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Download HERE.<\/span><\/a><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\">Rubric<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px; font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Writing Assignments Rubric (5)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<caption style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Writing Assignments Rubric (5)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/caption>\n<thead style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Criteria<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ratings<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment Ideas<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ideas are clear, insightful, thought-provoking, and focused so that they consistently support the topic, thesis and audience for the paper.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ideas are clear and focused to support the topic and a clearly-stated central idea, but are not consistently insightful or thought-provoking.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ideas are clear but conventional or general, and support the topic, thesis, and audience for the paper.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ideas are unclear or clich\u00e9d and demonstrate a lack of focus in support of the topic or a central idea, which may be vague or missing.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment Development<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Development is fresh, with abundant details and examples that arouse audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific and insightful evidence in support of sound logic.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Development is adequate, but may lack depth, with details and examples that arouse audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific evidence in support of sound logic.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Development is sufficient but general, providing adequate but perhaps not interesting details, examples, and evidence that include no logical fallacies or unsupported claims.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Development is insufficient, providing scarce or inappropriate details, evidence, and examples that may include logical fallacies or unsupported claims.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organization<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organization is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper\u2019s purpose\/ plan and consistently demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical transitions between ideas and paragraphs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organization is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper\u2019s purpose\/ plan and usually demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical transitions between ideas and paragraphs<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organization is coherent and unified overall in support of the essay\u2019s purpose\/ plan, but is ineffective at times and may demonstrate abrupt or weak transitions between ideas or paragraphs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Organization is confused and fragmented in support of the essay\u2019s purpose\/ plan and demonstrates a lack of structure or coherence that negatively affects readability.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Style &amp; Mechanics<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Readable and rhetorically effective in tone, incorporating varied sentence structure, precise word choice and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Mastery of style)<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Style is readable and rhetorically effective in tone, incorporating varied sentence structure, effective word choice, and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Effective style)<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Style is readable, but unremarkable in tone, sometimes including a lack of sentence variety effective word choice, or some distracting, but not serious, errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Readable but inconsistent style)<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Style is incoherent or inappropriate in tone, including a lack of sentence variety, ineffective or inappropriate word choice, and serious errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Ineffective style)<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.85rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<table style=\"margin-left: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">10<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format is correct, meets all assignment directions, and works expertly to support the essay\u2019s purpose\/plan.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format is correct, meets all assignment directions, and works generally to support the essay\u2019s purpose\/plan.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3.0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format is mostly correct, meets critical aspects of assignment directions, and works mostly to support the essay\u2019s purpose\/ plan.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 0.85em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">to &gt;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format is faulty, does not meet sufficient aspects of the assignment direction, and does not support the essay\u2019s purpose\/ plan.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0.25rem 0px; font-weight: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 7px 10px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; 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