Not Yet Meeting Minimally Meeting Fully Meeting Exceeds

Expectations Meeting Expectations Expectations Expectations

Expectations
Meaning Ideas are not Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are fully Ideas are fully
Ideas developed. generally complete. developed and developed with
Support May be very straightforward Supporting show depth of originality and
Connection short, with few ; unevenly details are thought at maturity.
to the examples and developed. consistently times. Details and
reader details. Some present. Supporting examples are
Problems examples, Makes an effort details and subtle but
obscure any details. to connect examples are convincing.
sense of May make ideas together. relevant. Elicits a specific
individuality. connections. Engages with response from
the topic. the reader.
Style Often uses Generally Generally Appropriate Style and tone
Voice and inappropriate colloquial. appropriate tone and level accomplish
tone tone or Very limited language; of language. purpose and
Syntax language. variety of attempts a Variety of impactful
Vocabulary Simple sentences. tone. sentence types language.
Rhetorical sentences and Straightforward Some variety of and length. Wide repertoire
techniques coordination. vocab. sentences. Varied of effective
Basic Little evidence Vocabulary language. sentence
vocabulary. of deliberate attempts risks, Many attempts structures.
Disjointed and techniques. but finds to use effective Precise
awkward challenges. techniques. language.
writing. Attempts Takes risks with
deliberate a variety of
techniques. techniques.
Form Opening doesnt Opening Opening Opening Engaging
Hook introduce the attempts to established established introduction.
Organizatio topic. introduce the context or context and Sound structure;
n and Structure topic. purpose. purpose. effortless and
sequence appears illogical Sequence may Sequence is Sequence is natural.
Developme or random. appear logical logical. logical and Smooth
nt of ideas Disjointed but lacks focus. Transitions developed. integration of
Ending because Poor transitions attempt to Transitions elements (hook,
evidence is not between connect connect ideas. evidence,
linked. evidence and evidence. Conclusion is opinion, etc).
Omits or opinion. Conclusion is focused, Conclusion is
provides Conclusion is awkward but provides satisfying and
ineffective weak. developed. resolution. poignant.
ending.
Conventio Includes Includes Some Few errors. Not Very few no
ns frequent noticeable noticeable serious and do errors; these do
Spelling noticeable errors that errors are not distract the not distract the
Sentence errors in basic distract the present. reader. reader. Only
structure structures and reader, but not Generally not noticeable when
Punctuatio language that the meaning. serious and do looking for
n interfere with not distract errors.
meaning and from the
clear meaning.
understanding.
 Creativity No Little Consideration is Clear Excellent
Addressing consideration is consideration is given to detail consideration consideration of
source given to detail given to detail and language is given to details;
material or language. and language use. detail and language is
Interest No connection used. Connection to impact of strong and
Details to written Connection to written language. purposeful.
included paragraph. written argument Connection to Message is
Message is paragraph is simple. argument is developed with
nonexistent. weak. Message is strong. subtlety and
Message is present, but Message is maturity.
weak or doesnt slightly unclear. clear.
connect to
argument.