Death penalty and innocent people Paper details:

Paper details:

Good 85%
Superior 100%
Inquiry Questions and Motives 15%
No questions addressed, explicitly or implicitly. No apparent interest evident in exploring and discovering answers or in proving an answer is true.
Question addressed may not be one of the two appropriate for a research essay and/or may not be debatable. Writer not motivated to discover answer or to prove answer is true. Content merely to express personal opinion.
Question addressed may not be one of the two appropriate for a research essay. Writer motivated only to prove chosen answer is true, not to discover answer too.
One of two appropriate questions for a research essay addressed at least implicitly. Writer seems motivated to some extent to explore and discover answer to question and to prove it true.
One of two appropriate questions for a research essay addressed explicitly or implicitly, and writer seems genuinely motivated to explore and discover answer to question as well as to prove the answer is true.
Subject Matter 15%
Topic does not lend itself to exploration and analysis and multiple points of view.
Topic allows for minimal exploration and analysis and few alternative points of view.
Topic lends itself to limited exploration and analysis and limited points of view.
Topic lends itself to some exploration and analysis and different points of view.
Topic clearly lends itself to exploration and analysis and multiple points of view.
Structure 15%
Fails to start with any discernible question and includes none of the features of effective research essay: background review, proposed answer to inquiry question with appropriate evidence, citations from sources used, only relevant information from multiple sources. No discernible thesis. Extensive problems with paragraphing and topic sentences. Missing or undeveloped introduction and conclusion. Missing transitions.
Starts with vague question at best, and includes almost none of the features of effective research essay: background review, proposed answer to inquiry question with appropriate evidence, citations from sources used, only relevant information from multiple sources. Thesis is too vaguely stated or implied. Many problems in the correct use of paragraphing and topic sentences and/or in crafting an engaging introduction and satisfying conclusion and/or in providing appropriate transitions.
Starts with unclear question and includes only a few of the features of effective research essay: background review, proposed answer to inquiry question with appropriate evidence, citations from sources used, only relevant information from multiple sources. Thesis difficult to detect. Several problems in the correct use of paragraphing and topic sentences or in crafting an engaging introduction and satisfying conclusion or in providing appropriate transitions.
Starts with question and includes many features of effective research essay: background review, proposed answer to inquiry question with appropriate evidence, citations from sources used, only relevant information from multiple sources. Thesis is at least clearly implied. Some room for improvement in use of paragraphing and topic sentences and in crafting an engaging introduction and satisfying conclusion or in providing appropriate transitions.
Starts with question and includes all or most features of effective research essay: background review, proposed answer to inquiry question with appropriate evidence, citations from sources used, only relevant information from multiple sources. Thesis is at least clearly implied. Correct use of paragraphing and topic sentences. Has an engaging introduction and satisfyiaqwng conclusion. Appropriate transitions provided.