CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Organization Information is very Information is Information is The information

organized with well- somewhat organized organized, but appears to be
constructed with well-constructed paragraphs are not disorganized.
paragraphs. paragraphs. well-constructed.

Grammar & 0-1 errors; complete 2-3 errors; mostly 4-5 errors; some 6+ errors; weak
Usage sentences; correct complete sentences; complete sentences; sentences; many
tenses;good word mostly correct frequent errors in tense errors; poor
order; agreement for tenses; good word tense; word order word order; poor
capitalization and order; agreement for questionable; mostly agreement for capital
punctuation capitalization and agreement for letters and
punctuation capitalization and punctuation
punctuation
Amount of All topics are All topics are All topics are One or more topics
Information addressed and all addressed and most addressed, and most were not addressed.
questions answered questions answered questions answered
with at least 2 with at least 2 with 1 sentence
sentences about sentences about about each.
each. each.

Paragraph All paragraphs Most paragraphs Paragraphs included Paragraphing

Construction include introductory include introductory related information structure was not
sentence, sentence, but were typically not clear and sentences
explanations or explanations or constructed well. were not typically
details, and details, and related within the
concluding sentence. concluding sentence. paragraphs.

Spelling 0 errors 1-2 errors 3-4 errors 5+ errors

Neatness very neat and orderly very neat but not somewhat neat and lacks neatness and
orderly not orderly orderliness

Word Choice Word choice is very Word choice is Word choice is Word choice is not
creative and somewhat creative somewhat creative creative or
interesting. and interesting. but not very interesting.
interesting.