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ORGANIZATION
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DEVELOPMENT
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SENTENCE STRUCTURE
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WORD CHOICE/GRAMMAR USAGE
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MECHANICS
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Score of 6
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Exemplary
Organization
· Strategically placed
topic sentence
· Clear and logical
order
· Strong introductory
paragraph, supporting paragraphs and concluding paragraph
· Sophisticated
transition within and between sentences, ideas and paragraphs
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Exemplary Development
· Sophisticated
development of the topic for narrative and descriptive writing
· Sophisticated thesis
statement and development of informative and persuasive writing
· Well executed
progression of ideas
· Strong use of
examples, evidence or relevant details
· Strong use of analogies,
illustrations or anecdotes
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Exemplary Sentence Structure
· Sophisticated and
well controlled sentences
· Sentence variation (simple,
compound, complex, compound-complex)
· Variation of phrases
and clauses (gerund, participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses)
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Exemplary Word Choice/ Grammar Usage
· Vivid,
precise,/concise, relevant, Consistent grammar usage
Ø Subject/verb
agreement
Ø Singular/plural
nouns
Ø Verb (tense and
usage)
Ø Pronoun usage
Ø Adjective/Adverb
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Exemplary
Mechanics
·
May
have minor errors
Ø Punctuation
Ø Capitalization
Ø Spelling
· Needs little or no editing
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Score of 5
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Effective
Organization
· Effectively placed
topic sentence
· Clear and logical
order
· Introductory
paragraph, supporting paragraphs and concluding paragraph
· Purposeful
transition within and between sentences, ideas and paragraphs
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Effective Development
· Appropriate
development of the topic for narrative and descriptive writing
· Appropriate thesis statement
and development of informative and persuasive writing
· Clear progression of
ideas
· Clear use of
examples, evidence or relevant details
· Clear use of analogies,
illustrations or anecdotes
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Effective Sentence Structure
· Complete and correct
sentences
· Sentence variation
(simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
· Variation of phrases
and clauses
(gerund, participial, infinitive;
subordinate clauses)
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Effective Word Choice/ Grammar Usage
· Appropriate,
precise/concise, clear
· Mostly consistent
grammar usage
Ø Subject/verb
agreement
Ø Singular/plural
nouns
Ø Verb (tense and
usage)
Ø Pronoun usage
Ø Adjective/Adverb
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Effective
Mechanics
·
Few
errors
Ø Punctuation
Ø Capitalization
Ø Spelling
· Needs some editing
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Score of 4
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Adequate
Organization
· Clearly stated topic
sentence
· Evidence of a
logical order
· Introductory
paragraph, supporting paragraphs and concluding paragraph
· Appropriate
transition within and between sentences, ideas and paragraphs
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Adequate Development
· Sufficient
development of the topic for narrative and descriptive writing
· Sufficient thesis
statement and development of informative and persuasive writing
· Progression of ideas
· Sufficient use of
examples, evidence and/or relevant details
· Sufficient use of
analogies, illustrations or anecdotes
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Adequate Sentence Structure
· Complete and correct
sentences
· Sentence variation
(simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
(errors in more complex sentence
structure
do not detract)
· Variation of phrases
and clauses (gerund, participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses)
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Adequate Word Choice/ Grammar Usage
· Appropriate,
specific
· Somewhat consistent
grammar usage
Ø Subject/verb
agreement
Ø Singular/plural
nouns
Ø Verb (tense and
usage)
Ø Pronoun usage
Ø Adjective/Adverb
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Adequate
Mechanics
·
Some
errors
Ø Punctuation
Ø Capitalization
Ø Spelling
· Needs editing but doesn’t
impede
readability
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Score of 3
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Limited Organization
· Poorly stated topic
sentence
· Some evidence of
organization
· Introductory
paragraph and concluding paragraph with limited supporting paragraphs
· Repetitive use of
transition
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Limited Development
· Limited development
of the topic for narrative and descriptive writing
· Limited thesis
statement and development of informative and persuasive writing
· Limited progression
of ideas
· Limited use of
examples, evidence and/or relevant details
· Limited use of
analogies, illustrations or anecdotes
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Limited Sentence Structure
· Minor errors in
sentence structure
· Limited sentence
variation (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
(errors
in more complex sentence structure
begin to detract)
· Limited use of
phrases and clauses (gerund, participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses)
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Limited Word Choice/ Grammar Usage
· Vague, redundant,
simplistic
· Several
inconsistencies in grammar usage
Ø Subject/verb
agreement
Ø Singular/plural
nouns
Ø Verb (tense and
usage)
Ø Pronoun usage
Ø Adjective/Adverb
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Limited
Mechanics
·
Frequent
errors
Ø Punctuation
Ø Capitalization
Ø Spelling
· Begins to impede
readability
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Score of 2
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Minimal Organization/Minimal
Response
· Lack of acceptable
topic sentence
· Lacks clear
organizational pattern, sequencing of ideas and/or paragraphing
· May lack
introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs and/or concluding paragraph
· Ineffective or
overused transition
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Minimal Development/Minimal Response
· Minimal development
of the topic for narrative and descriptive writing
· Minimal thesis
statement and development of informative and persuasive writing
· Lacks a logical
progression of ideas
· Minimal use of
examples, and/or relevant details
· Minimal use of
analogies, illustrations or anecdotes
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Minimal Sentence Structure/Minimal Response
· Contains fragments
and/or run-ons
· Minimal sentence
variation (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
(errors
in sentence structure detract)
· Minimal use of
phrases and clauses (gerund, participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses)
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Minimal Word Choice/ Grammar Usage/Minimal Response
· Inadequate,
imprecise, repetitive
· Frequent
inconsistencies in grammar usage
Ø Subject/verb
agreement
Ø Singular/plural
nouns
Ø Verb (tense and
usage)
Ø Pronoun usage
Ø Adjective/Adverb
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Minimal
Mechanics/Minimal Response
·
Consistent
errors
Ø Punctuation
Ø Capitalization
Ø Spelling
·
Impedes
readability
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Score of 1
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Inadequate
Organization
· Lacks stated topic
· No logical pattern; difficult
to follow
· Inadequate
paragraphing
· Little or no
transition
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Inadequate Development
· Little or no
development of the topic for narrative and descriptive writing
· Unclear thesis
statement and development of informative and persuasive writing
· Unclear or no focus
· Few or no examples,
evidence and/or relevant details
· Little use of
analogies, illustrations or anecdotes
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Inadequate Sentence Structure
· Contains numerous
fragments and/or run-ons
· Little or no
sentence variation (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
(errors in sentence structure detract)
· Little or no use of
phrases and clauses (gerund, participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses)
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Inadequate Word Choice/ Grammar Usage
· Rambling,
inappropriate, incorrect, unclear
· Distracting
inconsistencies in grammar usage
Ø Subject/verb
agreement
Ø Singular/plural
nouns
Ø Verb (tense and
usage)
Ø Pronoun usage
Ø Adjective/Adverb
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Inadequate
Mechanics
· Serious and
consistent errors
Ø Punctuation
Ø Capitalization
Ø Spelling
· Impedes
understanding/communication
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