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

MAIN POINT OR STORYLINE

KEY POINTS= AWARENESS OF DETAILS, CLARITY,FOCUS, SENSE OF PURPOSE

THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE PIECE

KEY POINTS= BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND ENDING, GOOD SENSE OF SEQUENCE

EVIDENCE OF THE WRITER BEHIND THE MESSAGE

ENTHUSIASM FOR WRITING, EVOKES AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE

EVIDENCE OF PRECISION IN THE USE OF WORDS

KEY POINTS= AWARENESS OF LANGUAGE, STRETCHING TO USE NEW WORDS

THE RHYTHM AND FLOW OF THE LANGUAGE, HOW IT PLAYS TO THE EAR.

KEY POINTS=SENTENCE SENSE,A VARIETY OF SENTENCE LENGTHS

THE MECHANICAL CORRECTNESS OF THE PIECE.

KEY POINTS=SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, GRAMMAR, USAGE OF PARAGRAPHING AND CAPITALIZATION