CONVENTIONS, SENTENCE FLUENCY, VOICE, WORD CHOICE, ORGANIZATION, IDEAS

THE MECHANICAL CORRECTNESS OF THE PIECE.

-AWARENESS OF WRITING CONVENTIONS: SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, GRAMMAR AND USAGE, PARAGRAPHING AND CAPITALIZATION

THE RYTHM AND FLOW OF THE LANGUAGE, HOW IT PLAYS TO THE EAR.

-SENTENCE SENSE -A VARIETY OF SENTENCE LENGTHS

EVIDENCE OF THE WRITER BEHIND THE MESSAGE

-ENTHUSIASM FOR WRITING -INDIVIDUALITY, PERSONALITY, CHARM

EVIDENCE OF PRECISION IN THE USE OF WORDS

-AWARENESS OF LANGUAGE -STRETCHING TO USE NEW WORDS

THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE PIECE

-BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND ENDING -ABILITY TO ORGANIZE AND GROUP

THE MAIN POINT OR STORYLINE

-AWARENESS OF DETAILS -CLARITY, FOCUS, SENSE OF PURPOSE