IDEAS, ORGANIZATION, WORD CHOICE, VOICE, SENTENCE FLUENCY, AND CONVENTIONS

THE MAIN POINT OR STORYLINE

~ AWARENESS OF DETAILS ~KNOWING WHAT'S IMPORTANT OR INTERESTING

THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE PIECE

~ BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND ENDING ~ ABILITY TO ORGANIZE AND GROUP

EVIDENCE OF PRECISION IN THE USE OF WORDS

~ AWARENESS OF LANGUAGE ~ STRETCHING TO USE NEW WORDS

EVIDENCE OF THE WRITER BEHIND THE MESSAGE

~ ENTHUSIASM FOR WRITING ~ INDIVIDUALITY, PERSONALITY, AND CHARM

~ THE RHTHYM AND FLOW OF OF THE LANGUAGE

~ SENTENCE SENSE ~ AN EAR FOR LANGUAGE PATTERNS

THE MECHANICAL CORRECTNESS OF THE PIECE

~ AWARENESS OF WRITING SUCH AS SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, GRAMMAR, ECT.