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CRITERIA 25 20 15 10 5 SCORE
MAIN TOPIC, The information Some Some The The
CONTENT & focuses on the information information information information
main topic. The focuses on focuses on relates to the and content
DEVELOPME overall content the main the main main topic. The have little or
NT clearly explains topic. Most of topic. Most of content has no nothing to do
the ideas the content the content supporting with the main
presented with in- clearly clearly details and/or topic.
depth analysis explains the explains the examples are
and supporting ideas ideas given.
details and/or presented presented
examples. with 2-3 with 1
supporting supporting
details and/or detail and/or
examples. example.
PARAGRAPH All paragraphs Most Some Paragraphs Paragraph
CONSTRUCTI that include paragraphs paragraphs include related structure was
introductory that include that include information but not clear, and
ON & sentences, introductory introductory were typically sentences
ORGANIZATI explanations or sentences, sentences, not organized were not
ON details, and explanations explanations and typically
concluding or details, and or details, constructed related within
sentences are concluding and well. the
clearly organized sentences are concluding paragraphs.
and constructed. organized and sentences
constructed are
well. organized
and
constructed
well.
FORMAT Meets all format Most format Some format Some format Fails to follow
requirements with requirements requirements requirements format and
good attention to are met. are met. are met. The assignment
detail. All margins, Margins, Margins, essay is neat requirements.
spacing, and spacing, and spacing, and but margins, Incorrect
indentations are indentations indentations spacing, and margins,
correct. The are correct. are mostly indentation spacing, and
essay is neat The essay is correct. The requirements indentation.
and correctly neat and essay is neat are not met. Neatness of
assembled with a correctly but may essay needs
professional look. assembled. have some attention.
assembly
errors.
GRAMMAR & Essay is free of Essay has Some Many spelling, Spelling,
MECHANICS distracting minimal spelling, punctuation, punctuation,
spelling, spelling, punctuation, and and
punctuation, and punctuation, and grammatical grammatical
grammatical and grammatical errors are errors create
errors. It is absent grammatical errors are present, distraction,
of fragments, errors, present, allowing making
comma splices, allowing allowing readers to reading
and run-ons. readers to readers to progress difficult.
follow ideas slowly through the Fragments,
clearly. Very comma
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 few fragments understand essay with splices, and
or run-ons. the essay. some difficulty. run-ons are
evident.
Errors are
frequent.
TOTAL

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