Good or Adequate presentation. Adequate or poor presentation Mostly off-topic, or has little relationship to content of the course. Faculty Comments Major errors of grammar or syntax, convoluted and obscure language, terms undefined and apparently misunderstood, minimal reading or citation or apparent understanding. Is severely deficient in several respects, may be completely off topic, or has made only a token effort at the assignment. Presentation scrappy and untidy.
Paper is incomprehensible.
Being concise - avoids verbosity and aims for economy of expression, keeps sentences and paragraphs reasonably short 2. Avoiding cliches 3. Avoiding exaggeration 4. Citing sources carefully 5. Being analytical and critical, not just descriptive 6.