5 Shows a clear understanding of the writing task and is carefully developed with thoughtful and well-chosen reasons, examples, and supporting statements.
4 Shows an adequate understanding of the writing task and is well developed with relevant and useful reasons, examples, and supporting details.
3 Shows some understanding of the writing task but is not adequately developed, but you do present some relevant and useful reasons, examples and supporting details.
2 Indicates a limited understanding of the writing task and is seriously under developed. Requires more relevant and useful reasons, examples, and supporting details.
1 Does not address the assigned writing task. It provides a synopsis of the film, but does not include reactions to the film or discuss the relevance of the film to the class or issue of the class.
5 Clear and efficient organization and substantially free from errors of grammar usage and mechanics.
4 Well organized with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics that does not distract the reader to a significant degree.
3 Adequate organization with an accumulation of errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics that distracts the reader from the points you are trying to make.
2 Inadequate organization and marred by many serious errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
1 Lacks organization making it very difficult to understand ideas.