Q Guidelines: Because our class is now held fully online, you must submit your final draft of your Five-Paragraph Essay to this dropbox by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5. Be sure to upload your essay as a .doc or .docx file. How to Submit an Assignment on Canvas: To submit your paragraph, click "Submit Assignment." Then, under "File Upload," click "Choose File" and browse to locate the final draft of your essay (the one you want me to grade). Once you've found your essay (saved as a .doc or .docx file), click "Open" (you should see the document then listed next to "Choose File"). Finally, click "Submit Assignment." You then should see a check mark next to "Submitted" and the date/time of your submission listed. SimCheck: This essay will be checked for plagiarism using SimCheck software embedded into the Canvas dropbox. Because no software is perfect, the instructor also reserves the right to self-check and identify plagiarism in a submission even if that material is not flagged by SimCheck. Rubric 5-Paragraph Essay 5-Paragraph Essay Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeNumber of Paragraphs 10 pts Superior Has the required five paragraphs: an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion 8 pts Strong Has four of the five required paragraphs 6 pts Borderline Has three of five required paragraphs 4 pts Weak Has only two of the required five paragraphs 2 pts Inadequate Submits only one paragraph 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThesis Statement 10 pts Superior Includes a clear three-point thesis at the end of the introduction 8 pts Strong Includes a three-point thesis; may be misplaced 6 pts Borderline Includes a three-point thesis; may be a fragment, run-on, or comma splice 4 pts Weak Includes a thesis but does not list three points 2 pts Inadequate Does not include a thesis statement 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFirst Body Paragraph 5 pts Superior Includes all of the required elements: topic sentence, enough supporting details to support the topic sentence, and a summary sentence 4 pts Strong Missing one of the three required elements 3 pts Borderline Missing two of the three required elements 2 pts Weak Missing all three of the required elements 1 pts Inadequate Does not include the first body paragraph 5 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSecond Body Paragraph 5 pts Superior Includes all of the required elements: topic sentence, enough supporting details to support the topic sentence, and a summary sentence 4 pts Strong Missing one of the three required elements 3 pts Borderline Missing two of the three required elements 2 pts Weak Missing all three of the required elements 1 pts Inadequate Does not include the second body paragraph 5 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThird Body Paragraph 5 pts Superior Includes all of the required elements: topic sentence, enough supporting details to support the topic sentence, and a summary sentence 4 pts Strong Missing one of the three required elements 3 pts Borderline Missing two of the three required elements 2 pts Weak Missing all three of the required elements 1 pts Inadequate Does not include the third body paragraph 5 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCoherence 10 pts Superior Order of the body paragraphs matches the order of the thesis 8 pts Strong Order of the body paragraphs matches the order of the thesis with minor deviations 6 pts Borderline Body paragraphs match the thesis but are not developed in the same order 4 pts Weak Body paragraphs do not match the thesis statement 2 pts Inadequate Body paragraphs seem haphazard; they are unfocused 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion 5 pts Superior Writer wraps up his/her thoughts in a meaningful way; conclusion begins with a restatement of the thesis 4 pts Strong Writer wraps up his/her thoughts in a meaningful way but restatement of thesis could be clearer (may be misplaced) 3 pts Borderline Writer wraps up his/her thoughts in a meaningful way but does not begin with a restatement of the thesis 2 pts Weak Writer does not effectively wrap up his/her thoughts 1 pts Inadequate Does not include a conclusion 5 pts Total Points: 50