Use of Genre—
Are there at least three distinct literary forms represented here?  Is the variety of genre appropriate?  Is the purpose of the paper clearly explained in the introduction?  Does the introduction explain the relationship of the genre used?  Are the genre selected appropriate to the purpose of the paper?  Do they thoroughly fulfill the purpose of the paper?   (20)

Language and Form—
Has the student included a notes page and a works cited page?  Has he or she  used an adequate number and type of sources?  Does the notes page adequately and thoroughly explain the sources of information used?  Does the paper flow smoothly?  Is it easy to read?  Is the language appropriate to the genre used? Are there unnecessary words which slow the piece down?  (20)

Clarity-
Is the paper free of spelling, grammatical, punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing errors which would make the paper difficult to read or distract the reader from the meaning?  (20)

Meaning—
Do the genre work together to support one overall meaning?  Does everything in the paper work to the support the central focus?  Is this focus clear?  Is it meaningful?
The piece should display unity and purpose and create a tension that makes the reader want to read on.  (20)

Information—
Does the paper supply specific details, examples, facts, etc. to back up generalizations?  Is there enough information to thoroughly treat the topic of the paper?  Are the details appropriate to the genre and to the paper and are they carefully selected?  Do they evoke imagery in the reader?  (20)