CATEGORY

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Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Organization

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.

The information appears to be disorganized. 8)

Amount of Information

All topics are addressed and all questions answered.

All topics are addressed and most questions answered.

All topics are addressed, and most questions answered.

One or more topics were not addressed.

Content

Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes essential information about the topic, but there are 1-2 factual errors.

Content is minimal or there are many factual errors.

Grammar 

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. 

Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.  

A few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. 

Many grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.