Students will be required to rewrite poorly written papers. The papers should be more than book reports or collections of quotations from various sources, and should require original critical thinking on the part of the student. The writer chooses words and idioms that are appropriate to the topic and audience. The writer establishes his own identity and authority and is sensitive to possible questions and objections from his reader. The paragraphs are fully developed and unified with smooth transactions between paragraphs.
Sentences are reasonably varied.
The writer exhibits a good command of standard English grammar, punctuation, and spelling.