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Quality of -Essay was -Essay was - Essay has little -Essay has no
Writing written on an written in a style. style and not
extra ordinary interesting style. -Poorly organize interesting at all.
voice and style. -Somewhat information. -Very poorly
-Well organize organize organized
information. information. information
Grammar No incorrect -Few incorrect -A number of - Many incorrect
spelling or spelling and incorrect spelling spelling
grammatical grammatical and grammatical punctuations and
error. error. error. grammatical
errors.
Focus of the -There is a clear -The main idea -The topic is -The topic is not
topic focused topic. of the topic was somewhat clear clear and the
-The main idea clear but the but the ideas and
of the topic supporting supporting detail information are
stands out and information is and information not well
supported by a general. are weak. organized in
strong argument writing.
and detailed
information.
Conclusion -The conclusion -The conclusion -The conclusion -There is no
is strong and is somewhat is somewhat conclusion at all.
makes the reader strong and the clear but the
understand the ideas are ideas are not
essay deeper. somewhat clear well organized
and organized. and only enough
to let the readers
understand the
essay.