Essay Writing

Teacher Name: Mr. Paran 

Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY 5 3 2 1
Introduction First paragraph has a First paragraph has a A catchy beginning No attempt was
\"grabber\" or catchy weak \"grabber\". was attempted but made to catch the
beginning. was confusing rather reader\'s attention in
than catchy. the first paragraph.

Focus on The entire story is Most of the story is Some of the story is No attempt has been
Assigned Topic related to the related to the related to the made to relate the
assigned topic and assigned topic. The assigned topic, but a story to the assigned
allows the reader to story wanders off at reader does not learn topic.
understand much one point, but the much about the topic.
more about the topic. reader can still learn
something about the
topic.
Organization The story is very well The story is pretty The story is a little Ideas and scenes
organized. One idea well organized. One hard to follow. The seem to be randomly
or scene follows idea or scene may transitions are arranged.
another in a logical seem out of place. sometimes not clear.
sequence with clear Clear transitions are
transitions. used.

Accuracy of All facts presented in Almost all facts Most facts presented There are several
Facts the story are presented in the in the story are factual errors in the
accurate. story are accurate. accurate (at least story.
70%).

Spelling and There are no spelling There is one spelling There are 2-3 The final draft has
Punctuation or punctuation errors or punctuation error spelling and more than 3 spelling
in the final draft. in the final draft. punctuation errors in and punctuation
Character and place the final draft. errors.
names that the
author invented are
spelled consistently
throughout.
Neatness The final draft of the The final draft of the The final draft of the The final draft is not
story is readable, story is readable, story is readable and neat or attractive. It
clean, neat and neat and attractive. It some of the pages looks like the student
attractive. It is free of may have one or two are attractive. It looks just wanted to get it
erasures and erasures, but they like parts of it might done and didn\'t care
crossed-out words. It are not distracting. It have been done in a what it looked like.
looks like the author looks like the author hurry.
took great pride in it. took some pride in it.