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    Rubric For Legal Essay Final Requirement

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    This rubric outlines the criteria for evaluating a legal essay final requirement. Structure and organization make up 80% of the grade, including having a clear title (5%), an introduction stating the central question and providing an outline (10%), using headings and subheadings (10%), having a topic sentence and coherent paragraphs in the body (40%), and concluding by summarizing the argument and not introducing new content (15%). General elements of writing, presentation and referencing make up the remaining 20%, such as avoiding wordiness, using appropriate language, eliminating passive voice, formatting properly, and properly citing references (10%).

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    Rubric For Legal Essay Final Requirement

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    This rubric outlines the criteria for evaluating a legal essay final requirement. Structure and organization make up 80% of the grade, including having a clear title (5%), an introduction stating the central question and providing an outline (10%), using headings and subheadings (10%), having a topic sentence and coherent paragraphs in the body (40%), and concluding by summarizing the argument and not introducing new content (15%). General elements of writing, presentation and referencing make up the remaining 20%, such as avoiding wordiness, using appropriate language, eliminating passive voice, formatting properly, and properly citing references (10%).

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    This rubric outlines the criteria for evaluating a legal essay final requirement. Structure and organization make up 80% of the grade, including having a clear title (5%), an introduction stating the central question and providing an outline (10%), using headings and subheadings (10%), having a topic sentence and coherent paragraphs in the body (40%), and concluding by summarizing the argument and not introducing new content (15%). General elements of writing, presentation and referencing make up the remaining 20%, such as avoiding wordiness, using appropriate language, eliminating passive voice, formatting properly, and properly citing references (10%).

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    Rubric For Legal Essay Final Requirement

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    This rubric outlines the criteria for evaluating a legal essay final requirement. Structure and organization make up 80% of the grade, including having a clear title (5%), an introduction stating the central question and providing an outline (10%), using headings and subheadings (10%), having a topic sentence and coherent paragraphs in the body (40%), and concluding by summarizing the argument and not introducing new content (15%). General elements of writing, presentation and referencing make up the remaining 20%, such as avoiding wordiness, using appropriate language, eliminating passive voice, formatting properly, and properly citing references (10%).

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    Rubric for Legal Essay Final Requirement

    Structure and Organisation (80%)


    Title:

    Does the title of my essay/paper clearly inform the reader of what my 5%


    essay is about?

    Introduction:
     Does my introduction or abstract state the central question that
    is being addressed/answered in my essay? 
    10%
     Does my introduction give a roadmap for the rest of the essay,
    explaining how the paper is structured to answer the central
    question posed?
    Headings and Subheadings:
    10%
    Have I used headings and subheadings to signpost the content of the
    subsequent section of the essay?
    Body Paragraphs:
     Does every paragraph in my essay have a topic sentence? Does
    the content of every paragraph relate to its topic sentence?
    40%
     Do my body paragraphs seamlessly transition into the next
    paragraph? 
    Conclusion:

    Does my conclusion summarize the argument made in my essay,


    15%
    show the reader how I have addressed the question posed in my
    introduction, and contain no new content? 
    General elements of good writing, presentation and referencing (20%)
    Fundamentals of Writing:

     Have I edited my essay to avoid wordiness and redundancy? 


     Have I avoided the use of antiquated words such as
    ‘hereinafter’ or ‘aforementioned’ and have I used Latin words
    or phrases only where necessary to convey a precise legal
    meaning?  5%
     Have I edited my essay to eliminate the passive voice? 
     Have I used shorter sentences and paragraphs to convey clear
    meaning in my writing? 

     Have I retained necessary words such as “the” and “a”, and


    omitted unnecessary words that convey no extra meaning? 
    General rules of good writing and format:
     Have I abided by more general rules of good writing (gender
    neutral, formal tone etc)? 
     Are the pages of my essay numbered, and is my essay in an
    5%
    appropriate and consistent font and clearly formatted so that
    headings and paragraphs can be differentiated? Is my essay
    double-spaced (or otherwise formatted in the way required by
    the given assessment task)?

    References:
    10%
    Have I properly referenced my work to acknowledge the source of
    words and ideas? 

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