All paragraphs explanations or related within the include introductory details, and paragraphs. sentence, concluding (10 points) explanations or sentence. details, and (20 points) concluding sentence. (25 points) Organization Information is very Information is Information is The information organized with organized with organized, but appears to be constructed paragraphs are not disorganized. paragraphs and paragraphs. well-constructed. (10 points) subheadings. (20 points) (15 points) (25 points) Sentence Structure All sentences are Most sentences are Most sentences are Sentences are and Mechanics well and well constructed and well constructed, but awkward, are have varied have varied length. they have a similar distracting, or structure and length. The author makes a structure and/or difficult to The author makes few errors in length. The author understand. The no errors in grammar, makes several errors author grammar, mechanics, and/or in grammar, numerous errors in mechanics, and/or spelling. mechanics, and/or grammar, spelling. (20 points) spelling that mechanics, and/or (25 points) interfere with the spelling that understanding. interfere with (15 points) understanding. (10 points) ____/100 Points
All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence. (25 points) explanations or details, and concluding sentence. (20 points) related within the paragraphs. (10 points) Organization Information is very organized with paragraphs and subheadings. (25 points) Information is organized with paragraphs. (20 points) Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. (15 points) The information appears to be disorganized. (10 points) Sentence Structure and Mechanics All sentences are well constructed and have varied structure and length. The author makes no errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling. (25 points) Most sentences are well constructed and have varied length. The author makes a few errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling. (20 points) Most sentences are well constructed, but they have a similar structure and/or length. The author makes several errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling that interfere with the understanding. (15 points) Sentences are awkward, are distracting, or difficult to understand. The author numerous errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling that interfere with understanding. (10 points) ____/100 Points
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