A = If you receive 18-20 points you wrote an excellent well-constructed response, with no spelling mistakes or run-on sentences. You had a clear topic sentence that described what your paper was about and you thoughtfully considered the event. You seriously considered some aspect of the event and responded without unsupported generalizations, trite or superficial comments.

B = If you receive 16-17 points you wrote a good essay. Your paper was well written but had a few rough spots. You considered the event but not in great depth or without going into detail about your response.

C = If you receive 14-15 points you wrote an adequate essay. Your paper is acceptable but is unclear or hard to follow.

D = If you receive 12-13 points you wrote an incomplete paper. Either you did not follow the assignment or your paper is unclear and insufficient.

F = If you receive less than 12 points you turned in a poor paper, it was incomplete and superficial and did not engage with the assignment at all.