Reader understands and easily follows the writer’s expression of ideas.
4 pts
Reader understands writer’s ideas.
3 pts
Reader occasionally has difficulty understanding or following the writer’s ideas.
2 pts
Reader has difficulty identifying or following the writer’s ideas.
1 pts
Does the Author Develop a Thesis statement or main point to the essay. Is their a clear purpose to the writing?
Does the essay appear to follow some sort of organization in presentation of ideas and information?
Does the author provide details and support to their thesis or main idea?
How is the grammar of the essay?