SCORE

3 Exemplary

2 Accomplished

1 Developing 

COMPREHENSION

Email is a well-developed, thoughtful discussion of the topic’s main ideas and related significant details.

Emails shows the ePal understands the topic but not all of the important details.

Not clear that student understood the topic.

CRITICAL THINKING

Evidence throughout the email of applying and evaluating the important ideas in other contexts.

Parts of the email show that the ePal has applied ideas in the topic to self and others.

Little evidence of reflection on the topic beyond basic understanding.

Email represents a personal dialogue and shows thoughtful and detailed communication about the topic.

Communicates with the ePal personally and about the topic.

The only reference to the ePal is in the salutation.

Paragraphs are detailed and well-developed. Transitions between paragraphs make language flow naturally. Whole email is effectively structured.

Paragraphs are used to organize and mainly include sentences on the same topic in the email. Overall structure is obvious.

Stream of consciousness writing. Overall, the email feels disorganized.

Both the overall meaning and the supported details are clearly presented.

The overall gist of the information is clear, but specific parts but may be confusing.

It is hard to understand the information.

Extensive use of key vocabulary indicates control of topic ideas.

Uses some key vocabulary and other words/phrases related to the topic.

Little or no use of key vocabulary on the topic.

No significant errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Simple spelling, punctuation, and grammar mainly correct. Attempts at more complex spelling or punctuation may contain mistakes.

Frequent mistakes in simple spelling, punctuation and grammar distract reader’s attention.