4.Distiinguished 3. Proficient
Novice
Organization 6 Points:
of Essay: Student has mastered essay
Overall format and all appropriate
organization parts. Information presented is
of organized and moves smoothly
paragraphs from one aspect to the next.
and essay as The introduction is engaging
a whole. and contains the main point of
the essay. Conclusion wraps up
the essay and summarizes what
the main point of the essay was
Content : 6 Points: Student includes all
Inclusion of required information, including
required all components of cost.
information. Reasons are fully developed
and explained clearly and
concisely to audience.
Spelling and 6 Points: Student makes no
Grammar: spelling, grammar, or
Correct punctuation mistakes
grammar and throughout the essay.
spelling
Word Choice: 6 Points: Student uses a
Used balanced vocabulary of simple,
descriptive intermediate, and advanced
and colorful words, without using words
language that are too advanced. Large
and wide variety of words.
2. Apprentice 1.
4 Points: Student 2 Points: Student 0 Points: Student has
has general essay attempts to organize little to no organization
format- the essay in proper throughout essay.
introduction, body essay format. The Paragraphs are missing
paragraphs, and a information is or incomplete. The main
conclusion. presented in a logical point of the essay is
Transition from order, but transitions unclear to the audience.
one paragraph to from one paragraph
the next is smooth. to the next aren’t
smooth.
4 Points: Student 2 Points: Student 0 Points: Student does
includes most includes some of the not include any of the
required required information, required information.
information, but but aspects are No reasons are given
details are missing. missing, incomplete, about why the student
Reasons are almost or unclear to the wants what they’re
fully developed and audience. asking for or why they
are explained deserve what they’re
relatively clearly to asking for. Furthermore,
audience. the student does not
include the cost of what
they are asking for.
4 Points: Student 2 Points: Student 0 Points: Student makes
makes 5 or less makes 5 or more numerous spelling,
spelling, grammar, spelling, grammar, grammar, and
and punctuation and punctuation punctuation mistakes
mistakes mistakes throughout throughout the essay.
throughout the the essay.
essay.
4 Points: Student 2 Points: Student uses 0 Points: Student uses
uses some intermediate simple words, with little
intermediate/a words. Many words to no adjectives or
dvanced words at are repeated- little to descriptive words.
some points no word variety.
throughout the
essay. Wide variety
of words.