Report clearly states the purpose and uses appropriate explanations or facts to support the main idea.

Report clearly states the purpose and uses some explanations or facts to support the main idea.

Purpose of report is hard to identify, and more explanations or facts need to be used to support the main idea. Generally hard to follow.

Purpose of report is unclear and main idea is not supported by explanations or facts.

Paragraphs are unified, including strong topic sentences. Easy to follow.

Paragraphs are mostly unified. Occasionally hard to follow.

Ineffective paragraphing. Generally hard to follow.

No paragraph breaks and/ or letter rambles; hard to follow or understand.

Accurately uses correct report format, meeting all requirements.

Meets almost all formatting requirements (2-3 inconsistencies)

Meets some formatting requirements (4-6 inconsistencies)

Fails to meet most formatting requirements

Writing is coherent, progressing logically. Uses direct, active words—writing demonstrates conciseness, clarity, and brevity. No major grammatical/documentation issues.

Writing is coherent, preventing any reader confusion. Uses no unnecessary words–– generally demonstrates conciseness, clarity, brevity. Few errors in grammar or documentation.

Writing is generally coherent, only rarely slowing the reader. Few to no instances of wordiness or redundancy. Grammar or documentation issues impact credibility and/or readability of the report.

Problems of coherence/ digressions. Wordiness and redundancies. No attempt at proofreading and/or proper documentation.