IDEAS and CONTENT CLEAR, FOCUSED, LOTS OF DETAILS KNOW YOUR TOPIC WRITE ABOUT INTERESTING THINGS TOPIC IS SMALL ENOUGH TO HANDLE IDEAS ARE CLEAR AND MAKE SENSE
ORGANIZATION CLEAR DIRECTION MAKES READING EASY BEGINNING HOOKS READER EVERY DETAIL IN THE RIGHT PLACE BEGINNING, MIDDLE & END PAPER ENDS AT THE RIGHT SPOT – LEAVES READER THINKING
WORD CHOICE PICK WORDS THAT EXPRESS IDEAS & FEELINGS USE WORDS THAT ARE COLORFUL & EXPRESSIVE USE VIVID & ENERGETIC VERBS BE CREATIVE
VOICE PUT PERSONAL TOUCH ON PAPER PAPER SHOWS PERSONALITY CONFIDENT LIVELY ENGAGING APPROPRIATE
SENTENCE FLUENCY Am I making sense? SENTENCES ARE CLEAR & DIFFERENT NO REPEATED WORDS OR SENTENCES HAVE USED A VARIETY OF SENTENCES SENTENCES FLOW READ IT ALOUD READ IT TO A FRIEND
CONVENTIONS CAPITALIZATION PUNCTUATION GRAMMAR SPELLING PARAGRAPHS ARE INDENTED MARGINS ARE UTILIZED
PRESENTATION EASY TO READ PLEASANT TO LOOK AT IF HAND WRITTEN, PAPER IS LEGIBLE IF TYPED, FONT & FONT SIZES ARE APPROPRIATE IF PICTURES OR CHARTS ARE USED, THEY ARE EASY TO READ & ARE APPROPRIATE