Academic Resource Center (ARC) Research & Writing Resources

Sophisticated, varied, clear, and logical sentence structure 

Grammar and punctuation are free of errors.  

Correctly follows APA formatting, including headers, citations, quotations, and references.  

Sentence structures and word choice may be adequate but limited. The writing may be unclear at times.  

Some distracting proofreading errors.  

Contains some APA formatting errors, including headers, citations, quotations, and references.  

Inadequate sentence structures and word choice. The writing may often be unclear.  

Major proofreading errors. 

Little to no evidence of APA formatting, including headers, citations, quotations, and references.