Category Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Points

Focus on Topic Students Students Students Students need Students did

completed the mostly completed the to be more not complete
task completed the task in a careful and assignment or
thoughtfully task thoughtful thoughtful in assignment
and carefully. thoughtfully manner and their writing was not done
Students and carefully. mostly stayed but tried to carefully or
stayed on Students on topic but stay on topic thoughtfully.
topic. mostly stayed occasionally some of the Writing was
on topic. went off time. not on topic.
topic. Total:
/5
Supporting Students Students Students Students Assignment
Details and provided provided provided provided was not
Descriptions excellent great sufficient insufficient handed in or
supporting supporting supporting details or writing was
details. details. details. unrelated not clear or
Writing was Writing was Writing was details or only descriptive.
clear and mostly clear clear but one sufficient Details were
descriptive. and could be more detail. scarce or did
descriptive. descriptive. Writing was not support
clear some of the main idea.
the time.
Total:
/10
Structure Structure was Structure was Structure was Structure was Assignment
very clear and overall mostly unclear and was never
writing was organized and organized and writing was handed in or
very clear with 1 clear with 3 mostly writing had
organized. or 2 or 4 disorganized no clear
exceptions. exceptions. with a few structure or Total:
exceptions. organization. /5
Grammar, Zero errors in 1 or 2 3 or 4 5 or 6 More than 6
Mechanics, and grammar, grammatical, grammatical, grammatical, errors in
Spelling mechanics, mechanical, mechanical, mechanical, grammar,
and spelling or spelling or spelling or spelling mechanics,
errors errors errors and/or Total:
spelling /5
Overall Total - - - - - /25