RUBRICS FOR CONCEPT PAPER

Content Gave a background information (characteristics/nature) of the concept

(40 points) Stated the theories and its real life implications in the thesis statement
Discussed the concepts based on different theories
Used various rhetorical patterns
Supported theories with real life experiences and observations
Gave insights on the theories’ real life application
Used citations for the sources of theories
Enumerated in alphabetical order the references used throughout the paper
in APA format
Organization Thesis statement guided the organization of the paper
(25 points) Topic/transition sentence clearly stated the theory to be discussed in the
paragraph or next paragraph
Topic/transition sentence was present in each paragraph in the body
Transitional words were used in the flow of ideas
Ideas were logically arranged
Mechanics Aspects of academic language (formality, objectivity, explicitness, caution,
(35 points) and structure) were strictly observed (25 points- 5 points per aspect)
Proper punctuation and capitalization were used
The paper was free of grammatical errors
TOTAL /100