Does the student analyze the essay title in a clear, coherent, and critical way?

Excellent Very good Satisfactory Basic Elementary Irrelevant

9-10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2 0

Relevance to title The discussion offers The discussion offers The discussion offers The discussion is The discussion is The essay does not
a sustained focus on some focus on the a little focus on the connected to the title weakly connected to reach any of the
the title title title the title descriptors, or does
not answer any of the
Links to TOK The discussion is The discussion is The discussion is has The discussion is The discussion may correct titles
linked very effectively linked effectively to some links to AOKs linked superficially or have links to the
to the AOKs AOKs in a limited way to AOKs
AOKs

Quality of Arguments are clear Arguments are clear Arguments are Arguments are Arguments are
and coherent, and are and coherent, and are present, and are descriptive, unclear, descriptive, or consist
arguments
effectively supported supported by supported by and supported only by only of unsupported
by specific examples examples examples ineffective examples assertions

Perspectives There is a clear There is an There is some

awareness shown of awareness shown of awareness shown of
different points of different points of different points of
view, and these are view, and these are view
evaluated evaluated

Implications of Implications of
arguments are
arguments
considered

Typical Insightful, convincing, Pertinent, relevant, Acceptable, Underdeveloped, Ineffective,

accomplished, lucid analytical, organized mainstream, basic, superficial, descriptive,
characteristics of
adequate, competent limited incoherent, formless
this level

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