Criteria 4 3 2 1 Score

Focus/ Main The essay is focused, The essay is focused The essay is focused The essay poorly
Point purposeful, and on the topic and on topic and addresses topic and
reflects clear insight includes relevant includes few loosely includes irrelevant
and ideas ideas related ideas ideas
Support Persuasively supports Supports main point Supports main point Provides little or
main point with with developed with some no support for the
welldeveloped reasons reasons and/or underdeveloped main point
and/or examples examples reasons and/or
examples
Organization & The organization Paper (and The organizational Sentences within
Format enhances and paragraphs) are structure is strong paragraphs make
showcases the central mostly organized, in enough to move the sense, but the order
idea or theme. The order, and makes reader through the of paragraphs does
order, structure of sense to the reader. text without too not.
information is much confusion.
compelling and moves
the reader through the
text.
The form and The format only has The writer's The writer's
presentation of the text a few mistakes and message is message is only
enhances the ability for is generally easy to understandable in understandable
the reader to read and pleasing to this format. occasionally, and
Presentation
understand and the eye. paper is messily
connect with the written.
message. It is pleasing
to the eye.
References: KPU High School

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