Content: Was the tone objective and critical or did it sound promotional?
Structure: Did it have a topic statement, a body that supported the thesis, and a strong conclusion?
Grammar: Was the writer careless, turning in a draft and not fixing obvious typos? Did the writer include runon sentences or sentence fragments? Did the writer capitalize and italicize what needed to be, etc.?
Research: Did the writer use appropriate sourcesĀ three sources with identifiable authors; journalists or authors rather than publicists or encyclopedias? Does the paper clearly attribute its facts?”