Factual information not connected to argument of the answer. May contain significant factual errors. Answer does not address question. No argument developed or argument is completely off base. Little or no organization.
Answer contains little correct factual information.
Contains significant factual errors. Essay is organized around an explicitly explained and well developed thesis. Sub themes are clearly explained and explicitly related to the main thesis. The thesis and sub themes of the essay are clearly developed out of an analysis of the evidence in the chapter. Essay is well organized and precisely written.