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Organization

Few ideas connected. Lacks a clear beginning, middle, and end. Little sequence logic

Some of your ideas are connected. You attempted to include a beginning, middle, and end. Your ideas are sequenced and logical.

Most of your ideas are connected. You have a good beginning, middle, and end. Your ideas are sequenced and logical.

Your ideas are well connected. You have a strong beginning, middle, and end. Your ideas are sequenced and logical.

Ideas

Your ideas are incomplete and lack focus, and/or details.

You move away form the focus with few supporting details.

You are generally focused on the topic and most supporting details are included.

You stay focused on the topic and have excellent supporting details.

Word choice

Your word choice is limited and may include inappropriate word choices. You made no attempt to use descriptive words.

Your word choice is limited to common words. There was little use of descriptive words.

Your word choice showed some variety and was mostly consistent and appropriate. Your words generally support your ideas.

You used a wide variety of words that showed consistent and appropriate usage. Your words enhance your ideas.

Sentence structure

Your sentences are incomplete, poorly developed, or unclear.

Some of your sentences are incomplete, poorly developed, or unclear.

Your sentences are generally complete, well-developed, and clear.

Your sentences are complete, well-developed, and clear.

mechanics

Your work contains repeated errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling that may be distracting to the reader.

Your work contains errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling that may be distracting to the reader.

Your work contains some errors in grammar/usage; punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling that are not distracting to the reader.

Your work contains few errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling.