OUTLINE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Name: Date:

CRITERIA / MARKING SCORE COMMENTS

OUTLINE FORMAT (0 – 3 pts)
 Considered the topic, general and specific purposes
and the central idea.
 Followed the format given for the body and met
deadline.
INTRODUCTION (0 – 4 pts)
 Gained attention and interest
 Previewed main ideas
BODY PARAGRAPHS (0 – 6 pts)
 Clearly stated three major ideas
 Used internal transitions within body
 States 2 or 3 supporting ideas points per major idea.

CONCLUSION
(0 – 3 pts)
 Signaled end of speech and summarized main ideas
 Restated the central idea.
 Considered a vivid ending.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
(0 – 3 pts)
 Accurate enough to avoid disrupting the reader’s natural
flow of comprehension.
 Spelling is correct.
 Capitalization is correctly used.
 Appropriate word/idiom choice according to topic
selected.
BIBLIOGRAPHY (0 – 1 pts)
Following the APA format.

FINAL SCORE out of 20 pts.

OUTSTANDING VERY GOOD GOOD FAIR POOR

(20 - 19) (18 – 17) (16- 15) (14 – 11) (10 – 0)