Sports and Games

CATEGORY

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Score

Organization

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.

The information appears to be disorganized. 8)

Composition

Clear with enough details. Good supporting ideas. Interesting. Good details and descriptions. Easy to read. Ha s a good beginning, middle and end.

Needs to be a bit clearer. Has supporting details but also unnecessary. Inaccurate details. Leave questions open. Simple beginning, middle and end.

Neither accurate facts nor details. Unclear. No research. Difficult to understand. Confusing. Repeat same ideas. Weak beginning, middle and end.

Needs to be completely rewritten Not clear at all Confusing. Not understandable. Very little was written. Doesn�t match the topic. No beginning, middle, end.

Amount of Information

All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.

One or more topics were not addressed.

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Sentences & Structure

Variety of complete sentences. Many details. Good transitions.

Lack of variety. Few details. Some transitions. Very simple but correct sentences.

Short sentences. No variety. Lack of combination. Lack of details.

Only fragment of sentences. Not complete sentences. Missing subject, verb. Same basic structure.

Vocabulary

Use of specific and quite accurate words. Words adapted to the context. Avoid repetition. Use of synonyms.

Use of unfamiliar words. Ordinary. Shows some knowledge. Regularly varied words.

Incorrect use of certain words. Too many redundancies. Lack of imagination. Insignificant words. Basic words used.

Very poor use of vocabulary. Very basic vocabulary. Many inaccuracies. Limited knowledge. Missing word

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

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