Final

Excellent

Good

Poor

Subject

10 points

Topic chosen was in career interests and completely fulfills the special needs of a specific reader.

Topic chosen was in career interests and somewhat fulfills the special needs of a specific reader.

Topic chosen was not in career interests and/or does not fulfill the special needs of a specific read.

Audience

10 points

Writing provided evidence of expecting the reader to not only understand but to take action after reading.

Writing provided some evidence of expecting the reader to not only understand but to take some action after reading.

Writing provided little evidence or no evidence of expecting the reader to understand and to take action.

Organization

10 points

Organization of writing was clear and format allowed the reader an opportunity to read only what he/she wanted to read.

Organization of writing was somewhat clear and format somewhat allowed the reader an opportunity to read only what he/she wanted to read

Organization of writing was not clear and format did not allow the reader an opportunity to read only what he/she wanted to read

Style

10 points

Writing was simple, concise and easily understood with use of Jargon.

Writing was somewhat simple, concise and easily understood with some use of Jargon.

Writing was not simple, clear or easily understood with no use of Jargon.

Tone

10 points

Writing was objective and businesslike with no use of emotion.

Writing was somewhat objective and businesslike with some use of emotion.

Writing was not objective or business like and used emotion.

Special Features

50 points

*20 point deduction if length is under 2 full pages or more than 3 pages. (Sources listed on separate page;which does not count as page length)

Writing included use of special features such as bold, italics, caps, columns, underlining, bulleted lists, graphics, tables, pictures and diagrams. (All images need to further explain the topic instead of for entertainment purposes) Main text was single-spaced in 12 point font size with headings in a larger font size. Used Page 3 in textbook as guide.

Writing somewhat included use of special features such as bold, italics, caps, columns, underlining, bulleted lists, graphics, tables, pictures and diagrams. Main text was single-spaced in 12 point font size with headings in a larger font size. Used Page 3 in textbook as a guide.

Writing did not include use of special features such as bold, italics, caps, columns, underlining, bulleted lists, graphics, tables, pictures and diagrams. Main text was not single-spaced or in 12 point font size and/or headings were not in a larger font size. Do not use Page 3 in textbook as a guide.