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[0] Argument [1] No clear or emerging argument. No indication of a thesis, an opinion, or a developing idea. [2] Argument only becomes clear in final paragraphs or is too vague to mean anything. [4] Begins with a clear sense of purpose. Uses persuasive rhetoric and imagery. Is self-reflective about choices made. [3] 
Discovers a strong idea and then repeats it rather than developing it. Introduction provides a sense of the project. Employs some independent thinking.
CDS550.F13: Grading Rubric
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