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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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Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader's concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument.
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Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
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Includes 2 pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
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Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences).
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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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The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the writer's position. Effective restatement of the position statement begins the closing paragraph.
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The conclusion is recognizable. The author's position is restated within the first two sentences of the closing paragraph.
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The author's position is restated within the closing paragraph, but not near the beginning.
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There is no conclusion - the paper just ends.
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All sources used for quotes, statistics and facts are credible and cited correctly.
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All sources used for quotes, statistics and facts are credible and most are cited correctly.
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Most sources used for quotes, statistics and facts are credible and cited correctly.
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Many sources are suspect (not credible) AND/OR are not cited correctly.
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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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