US ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY Senior Leader Course Form 1009W, Assessing Writing IAW TP 350-70-7 Appendix C Assessment Instruments NAME: ASSIGNMENT TITLE: DATE: FACILITATOR: RATING UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY SUPERIOR RANGE 0 – 79.9 80 – 89.9 90 – 100 GRADE Higher levels include characteristics of lower levels. COGNATIVE LEVEL ATTAINED: ANALYZING: Breaking material into constituent parts, determining how the parts relate to each other and to an overall structure or purpose through differentiating, organizing, and attributing. Carrying out or using a procedure through executing, or APPLYING: implementing. UNDERSTANDING: Constructing meaning from oral, written, and graphic messages through interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, and Explain, Retrieving, Recognizing, and recalling relevant REMEMBERING: knowledge from long-term memory. Writing Assignment Analyze and evaluate the major points of your case study for research to write your persuasive essay. Use your time to develop a deep understanding of your topic to fully explain your stance on the topic. You are required to give an in depth introduction of your topic. Provide transitional sentences from one topic to the next. Then develop the body of the paper fully using no less than 3 full pages and no more than 5 pages, this does not include the APA format title and references page. Finally, provide a summative conclusion. Provide a total of two references for your references page. Ensure you use Times New Roman 12 point font and the current APA Facilitator’s Comments: Facilitator’s Signature: Learner’s Comments: IM-1 US ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY Learner’s Signature: INTRODUCTION 10% Satisfactory 78.9 pts. Conveys topic, describes subtopics to be reviewed. Generally supports Statement. Unsatisfactory 0-6.9 pts. Does not adequately convey topic. Does not describe subtopics to be reviewed. Does not support thesis statement. Superior 9-10 pts. Strong introduction of topic clearly delineates subtopics to be reviewed. Fully supports thesis statement. points for introduction Unsatisfactory 0-27 pts. Did not introduce any aspect of the topic or any instances were so vague as to imply there was much more information needed. Made little attempt to correlate the topic to the overarching theme. The body is less than three pages. TOPIC BODY 40% Satisfactory 28-35 pts. Partially introduced some of aspects of the topic. Developed and linked the topic to the overarching theme. The body meets 3-5 pages requirement. Superior 35-40 pts. Solidly introduced all aspects of the topic preparedness. Fully linked the topic to the overarching theme. The body meets 3-5 pages requirement. points for body SEQUENCING AND TRANSITION 10% Satisfactory 78 pts. Little evidence material is logically Most material clearly related to organized into topic, subtopics or main topic and subtopic. Material related to topic. Many transitions may not be organized within are unclear or nonexistent. subtopics. Attempts to provide variety of transitions. Unsatisfactory 0-6 pts. Superior 9-10 pts. Strong organization and integration of material within subtopics. Strong transitions linking subtopics, and main topic. points for sequencing and transition Unsatisfactory 0-6 pts. Grammatical errors or spelling & punctuation substantially detract from the paper. GRAMMAR AND CORRECTNESS 10% Satisfactory 7Superior 9-10 8 pts. pts. Very few grammatical, spelling or The paper is free of grammatical punctuation errors interfere with errors and spelling & punctuation. reading the paper. points for grammar and correctness READABILITY (sentence structure) 10% Unsatisfactory 0-6 pts. Satisfactory 7Superior 9-10 8 pts. pts. Word choice is informal in tone. Writing has minimal awkward or Writing flows and is easy to follow. Writing is choppy, with many awkward unclear passages. or unclear passages. IM-2 US ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY points for readability APA FORMATTING 10% Unsatisfactory 0-6.9 pts. Errors in APA style detract substantially from the paper. Satisfactory 78.9 pts. No more than 3 errors in APA style that do not detract from the paper. Superior 9-10pts. No errors in APA style. Possesses a Scholarly style. points for formatting REFERENCES 10% Unsatisfactory 0-6.9 pts. No reference. One reference. Satisfactory 78.9 pts. 2 references. Superior 9-10 pts. More than 2 references. points for references TOTAL POINTS IM-3 
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