A/200-180 (7)
B/179-160 (6) C/159-140 (5) D/139-120 (4) F/119-0 (3)
Focus Subject well-defined;
thesis clear and strong;
thoughtful, with some
insight and originality ;
unified, with effective
op ening and closing
Subject fairly well
defined; op ening and
closing consistent
Subject fairly well
defined; op ening and
closing consistent
Subject less than exact;
thesis vague or
commonp lace
Subject ill-defined;
thesis uncertain or
trivial
Organization Plan evident and major
p oints signaled by
p aragrap h divisions and
clear transitions
Plan clear, with many
major p oints signaled
by p aragrap h divisions
and transitions, with
p erhap s some minor
digressions or gap s
Plan clear, but p erhap s
incomp lete; some major
p oints signaled by
p aragrap h divisions and
transitions; most p oints
logically related; a few
minor digressions
Plan noticeable but
incomp lete or must be
inferred by the reader;
not all major p oints
signaled by p aragrap h
divisions and
transitions; some p oints
logically related; some
digressions
Plan attemp ted but
difficult to infer;
hap hazard relationship s;
with transitions often
lacking
Development Thesis well develop ed
in four or more
p aragrap hs, with
ap p rop riate details and
examp les
Thesis adequately
exp lained and fairly
well develop ed in four
or more p aragrap hs,
with ap p rop riate details
and examp les
Thesis fairly well
exp lained and
develop ed in three or
more p aragrap hs; some
unsup p orted
generalizations or
irrelevant details
Thesis p oorly
exp lained, with
frequent unsup p orted
generalizations and
redundant exp ressions
or ideas; p erhap s some
irrelevant details
Little develop ment of
thesis, with infrequent
or irrelevant details;
restatement often used
Vocabulary Precise, ap p rop riate
word choice; p erhap s
use of figurative
language
Clear language, usually
ap p rop riate word
choice; p erhap s some
figurative language
Generally ap p rop riate
vocabulary but at times
oversimp lified
Some clear, ap p rop riate
word choice, but some
confused or
inap p rop riate language
or faulty idiom
Vague, confused, or
inap p rop riate word
choice; clichéd or
informal language
S entence S tructure Strong control of
sy ntax, with effective
use of comp lex
structures
Good control of sy ntax,
with occasional errors
in comp lex structures
Clear exp ressions; a
few major errors, but
overall command of
basic sentence structure
Some errors in sentence
boundaries; narrow
range of sy ntactical
choices
Tangled or unclear
sy ntax; frequent
uncertain sentence
boundaries
Grammar, S pelling,
and Punctuation
Correct grammar,
sp elling, and
p unctuation; shows
evidence of editing
With few excep tions,
correct grammar,
sp elling, and
p unctuation; shows
evidence of editing
Usually correct
grammar, sp elling, and
p unctuation; shows
evidence of editing
Some missp ellings;
recurrent grammar
and/or p unctuation
p roblems
Frequent errors in
grammar, sp elling, and
p unctuation
To receive a p articular score, an essay must meet or exceed the requirements for each of the six categories.
To receive this score, the essay may not fall below the requirements of any category
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