Your task: Write a report on a given topic or a topic of your own choice following the criteria below.

Criteria:

• Engages reader by:

1. Establishing a context
2. Creating a persona
3. Other method

• Creates appropriate organizing structure (including paragraphs)
• Includes appropriate facts and details
• Excludes extraneous (irrelevant) details
• Uses a range of appropriate strategies:

1. Provide facts/details
2. Describe and/or analyze subject
3. Narrate relevant anecdote (short short-story used to illustrate a point)
4. Comparing/contrasting
5. Supporting claims or assertions
6. Explaining benefits and/or limitations

• Provides a sense of closure
• Follows conventions of standard written English

Grading Rubric:

Points	1--Novice	2--Beginner	3-Apprentice	4--Practitioner	5--Expert
Meaning--How appropriate is the information included to the topic?	Lack of details/data and support affect understanding of reported information.	Some appropriate details/data support information. Some extraneous information.	Most appropriate details/data included. Some extraneous information.	Most appropriate details/data included. Little or no extraneous information.	Sophisticated use of details make report superior with no extraneous information.
Development--How well is the topic explored in the writing?	Lack of thesis and support.	Thesis but no support or support but no thesis.	Thesis and some support.	Thesis and adequate support that leaves little for reader to question.	Thesis and much support (including hard data) that adds to the sophistication of the entire piece.
Organization--How well does the organiza-tional structure support the content?	Lack of paragraphs and structure that hinder comprehension.	Emerging structure (with paragraphs). Some inconsistency that does not hinder comprehension.	General structure and paragraphs that support content.	Logical, clear structure and paragraphs that support content.	Consistently logical, clear paragraph use and structure that advances meaning of content.
Language Use-Grammar, diction, tone	Lack of appropriate grammar, diction, and tone	Emerging control of grammar, diction, and tone.	Control of grammar, diction and tone need improvement.	Appropriate grammar, diction, and tone.	Exceptional grammar, diction, and tone.
Mechanics-Spelling, punctuation, capitalization	Lack of conventions hinders comprehension.	Lack of conventions does not hinder comprehension.	Some errors in conventions	Errors in conventions only when using sophisticated language.	No errors in conventions