150 points will be awarded when the assignment is between 6-8 full, double-spaced pages and the response to the prompt is thoughtful and thorough

120 points will be awarded when the response is thoughtful and thorough but it is at least 25% under the minimum length requirement OR when the response meets the length requirement but fails to address the prompt in a way that is thoughtful and thorough.

75 points will be awarded when the submission is at least 25% under the minimum length requirement and it fails to address the prompt in a way that is sufficiently thoughtful and thorough.

0 points will be awarded when the submission is at least 50% shy of the minimum length requirement and/or does not actually address the prompt.

This score will be awarded when the submission is well-organized and easy to read and understand.

This score will be awarded when the submission is generally well written, but there may be small errors in organizational structure or ease of reading

This score will be awarded when the student occasionally struggles with both organization and ease of reading

0 points will be awarded when the organizational structure and quality of writing are both so poor as to consistently compromise clarity

This score will be awarded when there are few, if any, grammatical errors, and those errors that are present do not compromise readability.

This score will be awarded when there are several types of grammatical errors, but they rarely compromise readability.

This score will be awarded when there are a number of grammatical errors, and they frequently compromise readability

0 points will be awarded when there are 20+ grammatical errors, and readability is consistently compromised