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CATEGORY

4: ADVANCED

3: PROFICIENT

2: BASIC

1: BELOW

CONTENT QUALITY

Information is presented accurately, and contains dates and/or names and other supporting information.

Information is correct.

Most information is correct, but some factual errors are made or is not specific.

Most of the information is not specific or too vague to show knowledge of required materials.

MAIN IDEA

Main/Topic idea sentence is clear, correctly placed, and is restated i nthe closing sentence.

Main/Topic idea sentence is either unclear or incorrectly placed, and is restated in the closing sentence.

Main/Topic idea sentence is unclear and incorrectly placed, and is restated in the closing sentence.

Main/Topic idea sentence is unclear and incorrectly placed, and is not restated in the closing sentence.

SUPPORTING DETAILS

Paragraph has two or three supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main idea.

Paragraph has two simple supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main idea.

Paragraph has one supporting detail sentence that relates back to the main idea.

Paragraph has no supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main idea.

GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS

Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

Paragraph has one or two puncutation, capitalization, and spelling errors.

Paragraph has three to five punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.

Paragraph has six or more punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.

FINAL DRAFT QUALITY

Paragraph is written neatly and shows evidence have having been carefully planned, organized, edited and prepared for final copy.

Paragraph shows some evidence of planning and preparation for final copy.

Paragraph gives minimal evidence of planning and preparation for final copy. Paragraph may be a bit sloppy.

Shows no effort was taken in preparing paragraph to be in final draft form.