5                    This paper is clear and focussed.  It holds the reader’s attention. Relevant anecdotes and details enrich the central theme.

A.     The topic is narrow and manageable.

B.      Relevant, telling, quality details for beyond the obvious/

C.     Reasonably accurate details.

D.     Writing from knowledge or experience; ideas are fresh and original

E.      Reader’s questions are anticipated and answered.

F.      Insight.

 

 

3                    The writer is beginning to define the topic, even though development is still basic and general.

A.     The topic is fairly broad.

B.      Support is attempted.

C.     Ideas are reasonably clear

D.     Writer had difficulty going from general observations to specifics.

E.      The reader is left with questions

F.      The writer generally stays on topic.

 

 

1                    The paper has no clear sense of purpose or central theme.  The reader makes inferences based on sketchy or missing details.

A.     The writer is still in search of a topic.

B.      Information is limited or unclear or the length is not adequate for development.

C.     The ideas are simple restatement or a simple answer to the question.

D.     The writer has not yet begun to define the topic.

E.      Everything seems as important as everything else.