5

Presents thoughtful ideas; develops them logically, fully, and clearly; uses particulary effective references

Well organized from beginning to end; logically developed; highly readable flow of ideas

Strong command of sentence structure; uses language effectively; few intrusive errors in grammar and conventions; refrences cited correctly

4

Presents good ideas and develops them clearly; uses appropriate references

Generally well organized throughout; appropriate paragraphing; readable flow of ideas

Usually strong command of sentence structure; uses language well; relatively few serious, intrusive errors in grammar, conventions, and reference citations

3

Present some relevant ideas fairly clearly; gives some support; reference may be inappropriate

Some sense of organization; few paragraphing errors; ideas lack flow

Generally correct sentence structure; uses language adequately; may contain some serious errors in grammar, conventions, and reference citations

2

Presents some relevant ideas but they are unclear or barely developed; poor or absent references

Little sense of organization; intrusive paragraph errors; little sense of flow

Lacks sentence control, uses language poorly; contains serious errors in grammar, conventions, and reference citations

1

Underdeveloped ideas; lacks references

incoherent

Serious and persistent errors in grammar and conventions