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Organization
•Carefully organized with varied transitions •Lead grabs reader's attention 
•Conclusion works well •Details & paragraphs are in right order
•Bibliography/Works Cited is included
•Has some transitions •Most parts of paper fit together. 
•Most details & paragraphs are in right order
•Bibliography/Works Cited is included
•Few transitions used •Too many details are out of order
•Bibliography/Works Cited is incomplete
•Paragraphs and/or transitions missing 
•Too many details are out of order
•Bibliography/Works Cited is missing
Voice
•Writer's personality comes through in a creative way 
•Writer's voice is lively & confident
• Most of the time the writer's voice & personality show up in the writing.
•Sometimes the writer's voice comes through •Writing does not draw the reader in
•Writing is flat 
•Writer's voice does not come through at all
Word Choice
•Has a variety of strong words 
•Words create vivid pictures in reader's mind
•Writing has some strong words 
•Some words create pictures in the reader's mind
•Too many dull, ordinary words
•Some words just don't fit
•Words don't show the writer's meaning 
•Reader is confused by the writer's choice of words
Sentence Fluency
•Has creative sentences of different kinds & lengths 
•Sentences flow, making the writing enjoyable to read
•Sentences are different lengths 
•Sentences have varied beginnings 
•Sentences fit together well
•Sentences are too short or too long 
•Same beginnings used over and over 
•Reader is confused & has to re-read for meaning
•Not enough complete sentences 
•Writing does not make sense
Conventions
•Has FEW or NO errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling & grammar 
•Writing is easy to read
•Has FEW errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling & grammar 
•Sounds correct when read aloud
•Too many errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling & grammar make the writing difficult to read
•Editing needed
•Capitalization, punctuation, spelling & grammar mistakes make the writing impossible to read & understanding. 
•Major editing needed