CATEGORY Excellent Good Needs Poor Score / Improvement Comments Quality of The writer clearly The writer Explanations of Explanations are not Information explains/analyzes explains/analyzes evidence are attempted or are not how each piece of how each piece of attempted, but the connected. evidence from the evidence from the writer needs to work Information has little story reveals or story reveals or on some connections or nothing to do with connects to the connects to the between the the main The thesis. It includes thesis. Information evidence and the writer has no several supporting clearly relates to the thesis. No details relevant examples as details and/or main topic. It and/or examples are support. examples. The provides 1-2 given. The writer (10 points) writer uses enough supporting details may have one piece well-chosen and and/or examples. of adequate relevant examples The writer uses evidence, but the from the story as enough examples other may be evidence. from the story as missing or (25 points) evidence. ineffective. (20 points) (15 points) Paragraph The organization The organization is Ideas and details are The paper is very Construction enhances the main effective, but some not put together in a choppy and hard to points of the essay. changes are needed clear or logical way. follow. The order and to help the paper Paragraphs included Paragraphing structure move the flow better. related information structure was not reader through the Most paragraphs but were typically and sentences text easily. include introductory not constructed well. were not typically sentence, (15 points)
CATEGORY Excellent Good Needs Improvement Poor Score / Comments Quality of Information The writer clearly explains/analyzes how each piece of evidence from the story reveals or connects to the thesis. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. The writer uses enough well-chosen and relevant examples from the story as evidence. (25 points) The writer explains/analyzes how each piece of evidence from the story reveals or connects to the thesis. Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. The writer uses enough examples from the story as evidence. (20 points) Explanations of evidence are attempted, but the writer needs to work on some connections between the evidence and the thesis. No details and/or examples are given. The writer may have one piece of adequate evidence, but the other may be missing or ineffective. (15 points) Explanations are not attempted or are not connected. Information has little or nothing to do with the main The writer has no relevant examples as support. (10 points) Paragraph Construction The organization enhances the main points of the essay. The order and structure move the reader through the text easily. The organization is effective, but some changes are needed to help the paper flow better. Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, Ideas and details are not put together in a clear or logical way. Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well. (15 points) The paper is very choppy and hard to follow. Paragraphing structure was not and sentences were not typically
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