20 POINTS 15 POINTS
CRITERIA (Excellent) (Acceptable)
(APPLICATION)
Content Provides relevant ideas to
the posted question.
The content is engaging and
original.
Organization of Thought Paragraphs are impressively
coherent and cohesive.
Grammar and spelling Few errors in spelling,
capitalization, sentence
structure and grammar.
Style Extremely fluent and
articulate relation of ideas;
effective, structural design
versatile and complex. A
variety of thoughtful
transitions show how ideas
are connected. Pacing is
well-controlled.
10 POINTS
(Poor)
Ideas are relevant to the
posted question.
Content is appropriate and
original.
Paragraphs are coherent
and cohesive.
Occasional errors in
spelling, capitalization,
sentence structure and
grammar, but meaning is
not obscured.
Reasonably fluent relation
of ideas structure lacks
variety and/or complexity.
Transitions clearly show
how ideas are connected,
but there is little variety.
Pacing is well-controlled,
but there is a lack of
elaboration in some areas.
5 POINTS
(Beginning - Does not
Ideas are irrelevant to the
posted question. Content is
vague and unoriginal.
Weak organization,
sentences are rambling and
ideas are repeated.
Frequent errors of spelling,
capitalization, sentence
structure and grammar;
meaning confused or
obscured.
Ideas are unclear,
inappropriate, and
repetitious of using words.
Some transitions work well
but connections between
other ideas are fuzzy.
Pacing is well-controlled,
but sometimes the same
point is repeated.
meet expectations)
Lacks relevant content and
does not fit the criteria.
Does not contain apparent
control over sentence
structures and word choice.
Dominated by errors in
spelling, capitalization,
sentence structure and
grammar; meaning at times
unidentifiable.
Incoherent relation of
ideas, Inadequate
transitions between ideas
and paragraphs. Pacing is
uneven, the same point
repeated, or too much time
on details.