ESSAY SCORE OF 5.
1. Deep but not necessary complete understanding of texts etc.
2. Clear connection between ideas (text and topic).
3. Use relevant information from text.
4. Stay on topic.
5. Write in a fluid mannar; ideas make sense and are sequenced.
6. A little bit of errors seen in grammar and punctuation.
7. Use of originality(not copied from text).
8. Vocabulary is appropriate and varied.
9. Not just short-sentences; compound and complex sentence.
10. Legibility.


1. Basic understanding of text.
2. Basic connections between text and topic.
3. Ideas are somewhat developed but not fully.
4. Increase in grammar and punctuation errors.
5. Basic vocabulary; increase in repetition of words.
6. Clear organization.
7. Shaky flow, ideas not put together smoothly.
8. Writing is a little rambling, less control of ideas.
9. Legibility.
10. Stay on topic.
11. Relevant information on a basic level.



ESSAY SCORE OF 3
1. Basic understanding of text.
2. Basic and sometimes awkward connections between ideas and text.
3. Consistency of mistakes but not overwhelming.
4. Clear understanding of writer's intent.
5. Basic to low-level vocabulary.
6. Very shaky and choppy presentation of ideas.
7. Organization is not "good", choppy or not properly sequenced.
8. More spelling and grammar errors.
9. Superficial discussion of ideas.
10. Not enough information. <11>11. Possible difficulty reading(legibility).