a	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Focused Topic	The topic rambles and does not pinpoint one particular point of view	Briefly mentions a topic but gives few details	Describes the topic and gives several reasons for supporting it	Clearly defines topic and gives several examples to support the topic	a
Gives information from several of the sites	Does not use any of the information in the sites to support opinion	Uses only one site to support opinion	Uses several sites to support opinion	Uses and cites several sites to support opinion	a
Gives details to support theory	Does not give any details	Gives only one detail to support theory	Gives several details to support theory	Gives and cites details to support theory	a
Well organized	Lacks topic sentences and has no logical sequence	Essay has only one topic sentence and its sequence is confusing	Essay includes some topic sentences and is sequential	Clearly stated topic sentence and follows a logical sequence	a
Clear and Understandable	Very difficult to follow	Mostly difficult to follow and understand	Mostly easy to understand	Easy to read and follow the information	a
Correct spelling and grammar	Frequent grammar and spelling errors	A few grammar and spelling errors	One or two grammar or spelling errors	All grammar and spelling are correct	a