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Criteria
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Focus Essay does not Essay maintains a Essay maintains a clear, Essay maintains a
& Structure maintain a clear and mostly clear and relevant and logical clear, relevant and
logical organization. logical organization. organization. Multiple logical organization.
Simple paragraphs are Simple paragraphs are sections (groups of Essay is organized
used in a disorganized used (rather than paragraphs) work into multiple sections
manner multiple sections). together to form an that creatively and
argument. intelligently build up
to support a unique
and complex
argument.
Conventions Essay rarely uses Essay sometimes has Essay mostly has proper Essay has very few
of Writing proper punctuation, proper punctuation, punctuation, mistakes with proper
capitalization, and capitalization, and capitalization, and punctuation,
spelling in content. spelling in content. spelling in content. capitalization, and
spelling in content.

Organization Essay is disjointed and Essay has some Essay has some details The details of each
it is hard to follow the connectedness, but that support each paragraph highly
main idea line to come details do not support paragraph and the main support the topic
to a conclusion. proper paragraphs or point. sentences and the
Information is the main thesis. main thesis is
scattered and supported by each
paragraphs are paragraph.
incoherent.

Ideas The ideas in this essay The ideas in this essay The ideas in this essay The ideas in this
are unclear, not well show little thought and are mostly clear and well essay are clear and
thought out, or originality. thought out, but are still well thought out and
unoriginal. a little confusing. clearly original.

Vocabulary Writer uses weak, Writer rarely uses Writer uses many strong Writer showcases
repetitive language strong verbiage and and diverse words as strong and diverse
and begins every sentences mostly begin well as begins sentences vocabulary with
sentence uniformly. with “I” or “the.” differently. diverse sentence
beginnings.