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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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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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All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position.
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Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author's position.
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At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the author's position.
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Evidence and examples are NOT relevant AND/OR are not explained.
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