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- just barely covers the topic - Unrelated ideas or unsupported information is included |
- Slightly related to topic or may offer little relevant information and few supporting ideas or examples |
- Generally focused on topic although may contain some unrelated ideas - May lack sense of completeness or wholeness |
- Generally focused on topic although may contain some extraneous information - Seems complete or whole |
- Focused on topic - Seems complete or whole |
- Focused on topic - Seems complete or whole |
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Are the ideas organized logically? Does writer use transitions to carry the reader from one idea to the next? Is there a connection between sentences? Are there concluding statements? |
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- Does not have an obvious organizational pattern - no transitional devices are used |
- Little evidence of an organizational pattern or use of transi- |
- Organizational pattern attempted - Some transi- - Lapses may occur |
- Organizational pattern evident although lapses may occur - Includes transi- |
- Organizational pattern exists although a few lapses may occur - Includes transitional words |
- Logical organizational pattern exists throughout entire essay - Includes beginning, middle, conclusion - Includes transitional words |
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Are there developed examples and illustrations in which the relationship between the supporting ideas and topic is clear? |
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- Little development of supporting ideas - weak supporting ideas usually provided through lists, clichés, limited or immature word choice |
- Development of supporting ideas inadequate or illogical - Word choice limited or immature |
- Some supporting ideas or examples may not be developed - Word choice generally adequate |
- Some supporting ideas contain specifics and details; some ideas may not be developed - Word choice generally adequate |
- Adequate supporting ideas or examples - Word choice adequate but may lack precision |
- Ample supporting ideas or examples - Precision word choice - Mature use of language |
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Are the conventions
of punctuation, capitali- Is a variety of sentence structures used to present ideas? Does the writer use strong words? Does the writer use compound and complex sentences? |
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- Frequent errors in spelling, sentence structure, word meaning,punctuation - Sentence structure
may be confusing and limit communi- - Uses Simple sentences only |
- Frequent errors in basic punctuation and capitalization - Commonly used words may be frequently misspelled - Uses Simple sentences only |
- Knowledge of punctuation and capitalization demonstrated - Commonly used words usually spelled correctly - Attempt to use variety of sentence structures; most are simple sentences |
- Knowledge of conventions of punctuation & capitalization demon- - Commonly used words spelled correctly - Attempt to vary sentence structures; too many are simple sentences |
- Occasional errors in subject/verb agreement and verb/noun forms but
doesn't impede communi- - Most sentences complete but a few fragments may occur Conventions generally followed Various kinds of sentence structures used |
- Subject/verb agreement and verb/noun forms are generally correct - Sentences almost always complete - Fragments used purposefully Conventions generally correct Various kinds of sentence structures used |
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