For example, though the paper has an internal structure, readers must work a little harder to follow it, and there are occasional punctuation errors. Taken together, however, these weaknesses are not disruptive to the meaning and effect of the whole. The central idea is vague or unclear. Overall structure is unclear, and readers have trouble following the logic of the argument. Transitions are absent or inappropriate.
Diction is inappropriate or even misleading.
Category 1 Category 1 writing is similar to that of Category 2, but the problems are much more severe. The student needs extensive help, probably going way beyond the scope of the original effort, to resubmit a passing text.