| Criteria | Excellent 4 | Good 3 | Fair 2 | NI 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Introduction made use of a creative strategy to produce a strong desire on the reader to read further. | Introduction’s strategy produced some desire on the reader to read further. | The introduction’s strategy made the reader indifferent to the text. | The introduction’s strategy actually made the reader stop reading the text. |
| Focus and Coherence | All the details connect well to the topic and to each other. | All details connected well to the topic, but some are not well-connected to each other. | Some details are not connected well to the topic or to each other. | Most details are not well-connected to the topic or to each other. |
| Elaboration | Details were more than enough to elaborate the main idea. | Details were enough to elaborate the main idea. | Details were barely enough to elaborate the main idea. | Details were clearly lacking. |
| Conclusion | The conclusion provided a good dosing that made the text notable. | The conclusion was adequate to dose the text but not make it notable. | The conclusion left the text somewhat hanging. | The conclusion was actually Inappropriate to the ending of the text. |
| Convention | Spelling, grammar, and punctuations are all excellent. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuations are all good. | One element of convention is not done well. | Two or more elements of conventions are not done well. |
