Criteria

25 %

Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Satisfactory Outstanding

 
0-9 10-14 15-19 20

Content & Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Satisfactory Outstanding

Development
Clarity of purpose - Content is incomplete. - Content is not - Content is accurate and - Content is comprehensive,
Critical and original - Major points are not comprehensive and /or persuasive. accurate, and persuasive.
thought clear. persuasive. - Major points are stated. - Major points are stated clearly and
Use of relevant -Specific examples are - Major points are addressed, - Responses are adequate and are well supported.
examples not used. but not well supported. address topic. - Responses are excellent, timely
- Responses are inadequate or - Content is clear. and address topic.
do not address topic. -Specific examples are used. - Content is clear.
-Specific examples do not -Specific examples are used.
support topic.

Organization & Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Satisfactory Outstanding

Structure
- Organization and
structure detract from
the message.
- Writing is disjointed and
lacks transition of
thoughts.
- Structure of the paper is not
easy to follow.
- Transitions need
improvement.
- Conclusion is missing, or if
provided, does not flow from
the body of the paper.
- Structure is mostly clear and
easy to follow.
- Transitions are present.
- Conclusion is logical.
-Structure of the paper is clear and
easy to follow.
- Transitions are logical and
maintain the flow of thought
throughout the paper.
- Conclusion is logical and flows
from the body of the paper.

Grammar, Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Satisfactory Outstanding

Punctuation &
- Paper contains - Paper contains few - Rules of grammar, usage, and - Rules of grammar, usage, and
Spelling numerous grammatical, grammatical, punctuation and punctuation are followed with punctuation are followed; spelling is
punctuation, and spelling spelling errors. minor errors. correct.
errors. Spelling is correct.