4 pts
3 pts
2 pts
1 pts
Minimum: 12 point, Times New Roman font, four footnotes and minimum bibliography of five internet and two book citations.
How well writer used knowledge from research to support his or her argumentation on the topic.
Reader response to writer's intent. How effective was the writer in his or her purpose of presuading the reader. Purposeful control of language.
The writer speaks to the reader
Writer demonstrates control of sentence variety for purpose.
Grammar, Spelling, Mechanics
Syntax reflects the psycholinguistic levels of sentence construction.