Excellent (10-9)
Very Good (8-7)
Pre-writing
steps
Topic, gathering of
ideas and
organization are
skilfully planned
beforehand. There
is evidence of
thoughtful work
done before writing.
Content
Development
Uses appropriate,
relevant, and
compelling content
to illustrate mastery
of the subject,
conveying the
writer's
understanding, and
shaping the whole
work.
Writes a clear and
specific concluding
statement.
Topic, gathering
of ideas and
organization are
planned
beforehand.
There is some
evidence of
thoughtful work
done before
writing.
Uses appropriate,
relevant, and
compelling
content to
explore ideas
within the
context of the
discipline and
shape the whole
work.
Writes an
adequate
concluding
statement.
Ideas were
expressed in a
pretty clear
manner, but the
organization
could have been
better since the
Conclusion
Presentation
of Ideas
Ideas were
expressed in a clear
and organized
fashion.
Satisfactory
(6-5)
Topic, gathering
of ideas and
organization are
planned
beforehand.
Some of these
elements are not
developed fully.
In needs of
Improvement (4-3)
Topic, gathering of
ideas and
organization are not
planned
beforehand. Some
of these elements
are not developed
fully.
Below Standard
(2-1)
Fails to fulfil the
requirements of the
assignment.
Uses appropriate
and relevant
content to
develop and
explore ideas
through most of
the work.
Uses appropriate
and relevant
content to develop
simple ideas in
some parts of the
work.
Fails to fulfil the
requirements of the
assignment.
Writes a weak
concluding
statement.
Does not include a
concluding
statement.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.
Ideas were
somewhat
organized, but
were not very
clear. It took
more than one
reading to figure
The paragraph
seemed to be a
collection of
unrelated
sentences. It was
very difficult to
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.
topic chosen was
not always clear.
Mechanics and
Syntax
Contains few, if any
spelling or
grammatical errors.
Contains some
errors in
punctuation,
spelling or
grammar that do
not interfere with
meaning.
out what the
paragraph was
about.
Contains many
errors in
punctuation,
spelling and/or
grammar that
interfere with
meaning
figure out what it
was about.
Contains many
errors in
punctuation,
spelling and/ or
grammar that make
the piece illegible.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.