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THE EDITORIAL
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This article contains
an issue which impacts only a few people in the society.
This editorial is written with a boring lead which does
not encourage the reader to continue. This story contains
no background information about the issue being discussed.
The writer is very confusing about his/her opinion on
the issue. This article does not contain any valid reasons
for the given opinion. None of the reasons address the
intended audience. The reasons are not written in good
paragraphs and have no logical order. The writer does
not use any transitions between ideas. The ending of
the story does not summarize any of the reasons. The
ending of the story does not give any clear recommendations
for the reader to take action. The article contains
many grammar and spelling mistakes.
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This editorial is written
with a lead but it needs to be more interesting. This
story contains very little background information about
the issue at hand. This article has an opinion which
is somewhat confusing. This article contains only one
really valid reason for the opinion given, and 2 debatable
reasons. One of the reasons would concern the intended
audience. The reasons are not necessarily written in
distinct paragraphs. The writer uses only a couple transitions
between ideas. The ending of the story restates one
of the reasons. The writer ends the article giving at
least 1 recommendation for the reader. The article contains
several grammar and spelling mistakes.
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This editorial is written
with an interesting lead to bring the reader into the
story. This story contains some background information
about the issue being debated. This article has an opinion
that could be stated more clearly using better wording.
This article contains at least 3 reasons for the stated
opinion with 2 being very distinct from each other and
logical for the argument. Two of the reasons would concern
the intended audience. Each reason is written in separate
paragraphs, but not necessarily in the topic sentence.
The writer uses some transitions between each idea.
The ending of the story restates most of the reasons.
The writer ends the article giving at least 2 specific
recommendations for the reader. The article contains
mostly correct grammar and spelling.
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This editorial is written
with an interesting lead to bring the reader into the
story. This story contains an abundant amount of background
information about the issue. This article has a clearly
stated opinion toward the beginning of the article.
This article contains at least 3 different, but logical
reasons for the stated opinion. All of the reasons are
written to convince the appropriate audience. Each reason
is written in a topic sentence of separate paragraphs.
The writer uses effective words throughout the article
to make transitions between ideas. The ending of the
story restates all the reasons in one sentence. The
writer ends the article giving at least 3 specific recommendations
for the reader to take action. The writer uses all correct
grammar and spelling.
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SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION
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The final draft has
more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors per page.
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There are 2-3 spelling
and punctuation errors in the final draft per page.
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There is one spelling
or punctuation error in the final draft per page.
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There are no spelling
or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character
and place names that the author invented are spelled
consistently throughout.
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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Illustrations are not
present OR they are not original.
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Original illustrations
relate to the text on the page.
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Original illustrations
are somewhat detailed, attractive, and relate to the
text on the page.
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Original illustrations
are detailed, attractive, creative and relate to the
text on the page.
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