The following scale for evaluating writing can be adapted to many different puposes. Notice that in this version ideas and organization are double weighted. Categories and weightings can be changed to suit the concerns of the instructor or the discipline.
General Merit
| Low | Middle | High | ||
| Ideas | 2 4 | 6 | 8 10 | |
| Organization | 2 4 | 6 | 8 10 | |
| Wording | 1 2 | 3 | 4 5 | |
| Style, Flavor | 1 2 | 3 | 4 5 | |
| _____ |
Mechanics
| Low | Middle | High | ||
| Usage | 1 2 | 3 | 4 5 | |
| Punctuation | 1 2 | 3 | 4 5 | |
| Spelling | 1 2 | 3 | 4 5 | |
| Presentation | 1 2 | 3 | 4 5 | |
| _____ | ||||
| Total | _____ |