Rubric:
Focus-    The extent to which the essay states and maintains a main idea or thesis.
Organization-    The extent to which the essay uses organizational strategies to enhance meaning and clarity.
Support-    The extent to which the essay provides reasoned, relevant, and specific support to develop the main idea or thesis.
Grammar, Sentence Structure, and Usage-    The extent to which the essay uses accurate grammar, effective, varied sentence structure, and appropriate, precise usage.
Conventions    –  The extent to which the essay demonstrates the ability to spell common words and to use the conventions of capitalization and punctuation accurately.