Full Mark (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Needs Improvement (2)

Content Exhibits analytical and critical Adequately exhibits Rarely exhibits analytical Does not exhibit analytical
thinking; analytical and critical and critical thinking; and critical thinking;
thinking;
Arguments and examples are Arguments and examples Examples did not properly
well-founded and independent Arguments and examples are are slightly well-founded represent the given
adequately well-founded and and independent component.
is somehow independent

Organization Sequence of information is Sequence of information is Certain sequence is Sequence of information is

logical, well ordered, unified logical, contains a unified disorganized; it contained difficult to follow and is
and interesting. idea and is easy to follow. several topics and is hard to often unclear.
follow at times.

Summarization Graphic organizer contained Graphic organizer contained Graphic organizer contained Graphic organizer mostly
accurate information and accurate information and several accurate information contained opinionated ideas
demonstrated full and demonstrated good and but had difficulties in and had difficulties
concrete understanding of concrete understanding of translating content translating content
content and is translated into content and is translated into concretely and into one’s concretely and into one’s
one’s own words. one’s own words. own words. own words.
 Graphic organizer is Graphic organizer is Graphic organizer is well Graphic organizer is dull
attractive. It has balance and attractive and well designed designed but has more than and needed major
Visual uses up all the space available. and has no more than two three improvements. (font improvements. (font and
The font is easy to read. improvements (font and and spaces) spaces)
spaces)