Title: ________________________________________
Rating Scale:1 to 5. 1=very weak, 2=weak, 3=okay, 4=very good, 5=super

*	Criteria	R	Comments
1	Opening catches reader's interest.
2	Thesis states topics and the main idea.
3	Features or subjects are discussed in the same order.
4	Order in which features are discussed is logical.
5	Specific examples are used to support ideas.
6	Wording and ideas are fresh and interesting.
7	Compare/contrast clue words are used.
8	Grammar
9	Spelling
10	Capitalization

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