Grammar/Vocabulary

A = fluent with moments of elegance, few errors

B = comprehensible, some errors

C = substantial and significant errors

D = one or more blocks to communication

F = unintelligible

Organization

A = well-organized paragraphs, use of clear topic and summary sentences, convincing, easy to follow

B = good evidence of structuring of paragraphs (perhaps an unwieldy use of patterns of organization)

C = some attempts at organization, but few topic, development, summary sequences

D = hard to follow, organization undermines intelligibility

F = no evidence of planning in structure of paragraphs

Content

A = significant, interesting, appropriate, well thought out, appropriate to assignment

B = generally good work, but facts may be unsupported, or repetitions or clichés may be apparent

C = careless development of data relevant to content

D = no effort to make content significant to composition

F = incoherent or wildly inappropriate content

Formula:

A = 4

B = 3

C = 2

D = 1

F = 0

Adding all the numbers and dividing them by 3 = grade