Organization-+Writing+Rubric


 * Score || Criteria ||
 * 4 || * The writer sticks with one topic and never wanders.
 * The organizational pattern fits the topic, purpose and the audience very well. The pattern helps make the author's meaning clear.
 * The transitions build strong bridges from sentence to sentence, from idea to idea.
 * The lead grabs the reader's attention, and the conclusion is great! ||
 * 3 || * The author sticks with one topic most of the time.
 * The organizational pattern fits the topic, purpose or audience.
 * Most of the transitions work.
 * The lead goes with the rest of the paper, and the conclusion lets the reader know the paper is finished. ||
 * 2 || * The author wanders from the main topic now and then.
 * I'm not sure the organizational pattern fits the purpose.
 * The reader needs to make a lot of connections.
 * There is a lead and a conclusion, but they both need work. ||
 * 1 || * The author writes about too many things. It seems like he or she forgot the main topic.
 * I do not think there is a pattern here. This is a bit like a messy closet!
 * There may be one or two transitions, but I'm not sure they connect things clearly.
 * There is no clear lead or conclusion. The author may have written, "The End." ||

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