AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE: The topic appeals to peer group; ideas are relevant and descriptive
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Topic does not appeal to peers; many irrelevant details exist OR details lack description
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Topic is somewhat appealing; some irrelevant details OR more descriptive details are desired
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Topic is appealing to peers; few irrelevant details OR a slight lack of vivid description of events
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Topic is overwhelmingly appealing to peers; no irrelevant details and vivid description are included
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ORGANIZATION: Flow of ideas from one paragraph to the next is logical and easy to follow.
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Essay is not well organized chronologically, making it difficult to read and understand the flow of events.
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Essay has some organization problems and may cause the reader to go back and review the order of events to gain full understanding.
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The organization is mostly chronological and fairly easy to follow; readers understand the events in the first reading.
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Organization is crisp and chronological. The reader is able to follow along easily upon the first reading.
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ELABORATION: Vivid details, including appropriate use of dialogue, are apparent.
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Completely lacks details. Reader is left asking multiple questions regarding the events.
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Some details are apparent, but essay still lacks clarity. Reader may question the purpose of the essay.
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Sufficient details are given to allow the reader to draw a conclusion about the essay and the purpose for reading it.
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Rich, vivid details enhance the reading experience. The author clearly shows what the reader is to take from the essay.
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USE OF LANGUAGE: Interesting vocabulary choices, a variety of sentence structures, and minimal to no errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
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Vocabulary use is very common; sentence structure is repetitive; many errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
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Some effort to choose less common vocabulary is evident; some sentence variety is evident; several errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation,etc.
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Vocabulary choices create interest for the reader; sentence structure is varied; few errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
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Excellent choice of vocabulary excites the reader; sentence structure is carefully chosen; spelling, grammar, punctuation errors are not present or are very minimal.
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STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORM AND LENGTH: 1" margins, double spaced, proper headings; minimum 500 words
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3 or more errors in Standard Manuscript form; 250 words or less
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2 errors in Standard Manuscript form; 251-380 words
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1 error in Standard Manuscript form; 381-499 words
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No errors in Standard Manuscript form; 500 words or more
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