Performance

Indicator

1

Poor

2

Insufficient

3

Sufficient

4

Good

5

Excellent

Topic

content

Demonstrates no focus on the topic

Demonstrates insufficient focus on the topic and provides few details

Maintains consistent focus on the topic and provides sufficient details

Maintains exceptional focus on the topic and provides sufficient details

Maintains exceptional focus on the topic and provides ample supporting details

Sentence

structure

Does not follow the rules of English grammar

Many grammatical errors in each paragraph

Few grammatical errors but displays limited variety in sentence length and structure

Few grammatical errors and sentences are appropriately varied in length and structure

No grammatical errors with exceptional sentence structure

Word

Choice

No  vocabulary

Inappropriate vocabulary for the intended audience

Limited vocabulary but is satisfactory for the intended audience

Appropriate word choices for the intended audience

Engaging word choices that capture the intended audience

Document organization

No organization

Little evidence of organization with poor transitions

Logical organization with few lapses and acceptable transitions

Logical organization that displays completeness with few lapses in transitions

Exceptional organization and provides effective transitions.

Graphical depictions

No graphical depictions

Very few graphical depictions

Uses sufficient graphical depictions but not tied to the text and lacks in aesthetics

Appropriate graphical depictions that is tied to the text but lacks in aesthetics

Exceptional depiction of graphics that is pleasant to the eye.