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CATEGORY 5 3 2 0Introduction(Organization)

Theintroductionisinviting,statesthemaintopicandpreviewsthestructureoftheessay.

Theintroductionclearlystatesthemaintopicandpreviewsthestructureoftheessay,butisnotparticularlyinvitingtothereader.

Theintroductionstatesthemaintopic,butdoesnotadequatelypreviewthestructureoftheessaynorisitparticularlyinvitingtothereader.

Thereisnoclearintroductionofthemaintopicorstructureoftheessay.

Conclusion(Organization)

Theconclusionisstrongandleavesthereaderwithafeelingthattheyunderstandwhatthewriteris\"gettingat.\"

Theconclusionisrecognizableandtiesupalmostallthelooseends.

Theconclusionisrecognizable,butdoesnottieupseverallooseends.

Thereisnoclearconclusion,thepaperjustends.

FocusonTopic(Content)

Thereisoneclear,wellfocusedtopic.Mainideastandsoutandissupportedbydetailedinformation.

Mainideaisclearbutthesupportinginformationisgeneral.

Mainideaissomewhatclearbutthereisaneedformoresupportinginformation.

Themainideaisnotclear.Thereisaseeminglyrandomcollectionofinformation.

Grammar&Spelling(Conventions)

Writermakesnoerrorsingrammarorspellingthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

Writermakes12errorsingrammarorspellingthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

Writermakes34errorsingrammarorspellingthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

Writermakesmorethan4errorsingrammarorspellingthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

SentenceLength(SentenceFluency)

Everyparagraphhassentencesthatvaryinlength.

Almostallparagraphshavesentencesthatvaryinlength.

Somesentencesvaryinlength.

Sentencesrarelyvaryinlength.

AddingPersonality(Voice)

Thewriterseemstobewritingfromknowledgeorexperience.Theauthorhastakentheideasandmadethem\"hisown.\"

Thewriterseemstobedrawingonknowledgeorexperience,butthereissomelackofownershipofthetopic.

Thewriterrelatessomeofhisownknowledgeorexperience,butitaddsnothingtothediscussionofthetopic.

Thewriterhasnottriedtotransformtheinformationinapersonalway.Theideasandthewaytheyareexpressedseemtobelongtosomeoneelse.

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