Your grade is not determined on a numerical basis based upon the categories set forth in the grading instrument. Those categories are for you, as student, to recognize in what areas you have strength and in what areas you have weaknesses. Your paper is then graded with all the categories considered in light of your teacher s expectations. This grading Instrument is not based upon any numerical norms or psychometrically based standards. This is not an English course.
All writing is a form of communication and often the only form of communication available.
These are not the impression you ever want your writing to make. This isn t fair. Learning and practicing the proper forms of communication, and associated technologies, are crucial skills for whatever you do in later life.