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eMbedded Writing an expository essay and
assessMeNT 1
participating in a Collaborative discussion
SCORING GUIDE
Ideas
Scoring Criteria
Exemplary
The essay
• presents a topic with
a clearly stated and insightful controlling idea
• supports the topic with specific and relevant facts, evidence, details, and examples to guide understanding of main ideas
• skillfully combines ideas from several sources.
Proficient
The essay
• presents a topic with
a controlling idea
• supports the
topic with facts, evidence, details, and examples that guide the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
• combines ideas accurately from several sources.
Emerging
The essay
• presents a topic
with an unfocused
controlling idea
• contains insufficient
or vague facts, evidence, details, and examples that confuse the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
• uses ideas from limited sources.
Incomplete
The essay
• leads with an
effective, engaging
introduction
• effectively sequences
ideas and uses meaningful transitions to create cohesion and clarify relationships
• provides an insightful conclusion that follows from and supports
the explanation presented.
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The essay
• presents a clear and
focused introduction
• sequences ideas and
uses transitions to
create coherence
• provides a conclusion
that connects the larger ideas presented in the essay.
The essay
• contains an
underdeveloped and/or unfocused introduction
• presents disconnected ideas and limited use of transitions
• contains an underdeveloped or unfocused conclusion.
The essay
• presents an unclear
or vague topic with
no controlling idea
• contains few facts,
evidence, details, or
examples
• cites few or no
sources or misstates ideas from sources.
Structure
The essay
• contains a vague,
unfocused
introduction
• presents little, if any,
commentary and no
use of transitions
• contains a vague
and/or no conclusion.
Use of Language
The essay
• uses precise diction
deliberately chosen to inform or explain the topic
• uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance the explanation
• demonstrates technical command of the conventions of standard English.
The essay
• uses appropriate
diction to inform or
explain
• uses a variety of
sentence structures
• demonstrates
general command of conventions; minor errors do not interfere with meaning.
The essay
• uses informal
diction that is not appropriate to inform or explain
• shows little or no variety in sentence structure
• demonstrates limited command of conventions; errors interfere with meaning.
The essay
• uses informal diction
that is inappropriate
for the purpose
• shows no variety in
sentence structure
• demonstrates
limited command of conventions; errors interfere with meaning.
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