Consists of some of the basic elements of good writing: Word choice, sentence structure, paragraph unity, transitions, general organization.  Consult your rubric for more detailed descriptions of point values.  Offer your peer a sentence or two about the quality of their writing.

Did the writer make good use of resources in the Unit for addressing the prompt?  Can you suggest ideas or readings that the author should consider incorporating into their paper?

The writing is organized by a clearly articulated thesis or central idea and is well supported with information, reflection, and argumentative or explanatory rationales. In extended writing the thesis is defending and developed by considering alternative versions and opposing views.