Criteria 2 1 .

5
Organization Sentences and Sentences and Sentences are
paragraphs are paragraphs are loosely cohesive
logically cohesive adequately with little
and smart coherent structure

Paragraphs clearly Paragraphs Paragraphs

and vividly expresses a expresses a
expresses a purpose and a purpose and a
purpose and a goal goal but often are
goal unclear and with
Can easily be many
Can be easily followed by the insufficiencies
followed by the reader
reader Readers have a
hard time to
follow the flow of
the essay,
confusing at times
Grammar No grammatical With little to no With some to a
error grammatical error few grammatical
error
proper use of Proper use of
punctuations punctuations Improper use of
punctuations

Content and Idea Relevant and Relevant but Somewhat

always goes back sometimes veers relevant and
to the topic off to the topic veers off the topic
most of the times
Clear and vivid Presentation of
presentation of concepts are Presentation of
concepts somewhat clear concepts are
and concise unclear and
 unconcise
Ideas are well
developed Ideas are poorly
developed
Voice and Tone The writer’s tone The writer’s voice The writer’s voice
and voice is clear and tone is clear and tone is honest
and consistent all but inconsistent but unclear and
throughout the at times inconsistent most
paper of the time

Honest, strong Honest, strong Honest, strong

and engages the but loses reader’s but lacks
reader engagement at enthusiasm most
times of the time