100
Paragraph assessment criteria sheet
Assessment
criteria
2
points
/
excellent
1 point / good
0 point / needs
work
Content
Demonstrates
understanding of a
topic.
All
sentences on topic
Demonstrates
some
understanding of a
topic
Is off-topic
Organization
Well-written topic
sentence.
Adequate details
provided
in
supporting
sentences.
Effective
concluding
sentence
Topic
sentence
unclear.
Some
details
in
supporting
sentences
but
more needed or
not all relevant.
Concluding
sentence is not
effective.
No topic sentence.
Insufficient details
or
unrelated/irrelevant
details are given in
supporting
sentences.
No
concluding
sentence
Vocabulary
Uses
new
vocabulary
(including
professional
terminology)
in
correct
context,
meaning and form
with (almost) no
mistakes.
Appropriate use of
vocabulary. Gives
some examples of
professional
terminology.
Some errors in
word
choice
occur.
Numerous errors in
word choice
Sentence structure
High
level
sentence structure
A few problems
with
sentence
structure.
A lot of problems
with
sentence
structure
Grammar use
Correct/1-2 errors 3-4 errors
5 and more errors
Spelling
Correct/1-2 errors 3-4 errors
5 and more errors
Punctuation
Correct/ 1-2 errors 3-4 errors
5 and more errors
Total /14 points
Grading
13-14 points - Excellent
12-11 points - Good
8-10 points - Satisfactory
0-7 points - Poor
