Writing does not meet the assignment's criteria indicating either significant weakness in formal prose or lack of effort. Plagiarized = an automatic zero
2 pts
Rioting meets the assignment's criteria, but does not consistently engage the reader and would benefit from substantial revision
3 pts
Mature and generally effective writing that demonstrates he writer's involvement, but would benefit from some editing
4 pts
Mature, effective, engaging writing that involves the reader. Few, if any, errors
5 pts
engagement, originality details, examples personal connection
voice and tone sentence structure/length vocabulary, use and language stylistic/ rhetorical devices
introduction sequence, organization transitions conclusion
spelling sentence structure/ punctuation usage