Excellent/A

• Use vivid language, Descriptive words,
• Good sentence structure, compound sentences used,
• Introduction grabs reader, Conclusion leaves reader with something to think about

• Some descriptive language used.
• Sentence structure is good, but mostly of the same length.
• Introduction and Conclusion are written.

• Simple language.
• Sentences are the same style and the same length.
• No introduction, the essay just begin, OR
• No conclusion, the essay just ends.

• Incomplete sentences OR simple language skills that make it hard for the reader to understand your essay.

• Very organized
• Paragraphs and ideas flow from one to the other.
• All questions thought out and answered in the essay.

• Organized but missing some parts of the essay.
• Paragraphs or ideas do not flow easily from one idea to another.
• Questions answered, but not all of them.

• Not organized enough.
• One topic does not flow into another.
• Missing the answer to the main question.

• There is no organization at all. It is hard to figure out what you want to say.

• No more than two spelling errors.
• No more than two grammatical/mechanical errors.

• More than two spelling errors.
• More than two grammatical/mechanical errors, but not more than 10 in total (combined with spelling errors).

• Many spelling and mechanical errors.

• Too many spelling and mechanical errors make comprehension difficult.

• All parts of the project are complete and included in the folder.
• It is visually appealing.
• Essay iscomplete, is in ink with very few cross-outs.

• Most parts of the project are complete.
• Could be neater, ex. essay is in pencil, or in pen with many cross-outs.

• The essay is missing paragraphs.
• Project tasks are not all complete.

• Project not complete at all

OR

• Project not handed in.