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The position statement provides a clear, strong statement of the author's position on the topic.
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The position statement provides a clear statement of the author's position on the topic.
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A position statement is present, but does not make the author's position clear.
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There is no position statement.
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Arguments and support are provided in a logical order that makes it easy and interesting to follow the author's train of thought.
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Arguments and support are provided in a fairly logical order that makes it reasonably easy to follow the author's train of thought.
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A few of the support details or arguments are not in an expected or logical order, distracting the reader and making the essay seem a little confusing.
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Many of the support details or arguments are not in an expected or logical order, distracting the reader and making the essay seem very confusing.
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All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
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Most sentences are well-constructed and there is some varied sentence structure in the essay.
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Most sentences are well constructed, but there is no variation is structure.
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Most sentences are not well-constructed or varied.
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Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the essay is exceptionally easy to read.
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Author makes 1-2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the essay is still easy to read.
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Author makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.
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Author makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.
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