Expectation

Points Earned/Points Possible

Expectations fully met – full points, met partially – half points, not met at all – no points

Five paragraph essay format is evident and complete – there is an introduction including thesis, three body paragraphs that elaborate on thesis and a conclusion.

/25

Thesis statement – is evident and clear.  You chose a topic and stated a feeling about that topic.  It appeared somewhere in your introduction.

/25

Word choice and sentence variation – it was obvious that care was taken to include vocabulary that was different and high level, but suitable and relevant to your topic.  Your sentences were varied in structure and type.

/25

Organization – your essay was organized well and sentences and paragraphs related to each other.  There was a clear purpose in your writing.

/15

Grammar, punctuation and mechanics. -  Your essay included proper use of standard English usage.  Little to no spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors were made.

/10

Points Earned

/100

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