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Expository Essay Informative/Explanatory Writing
EmbEddEd AssEssmEnt
SCoRING GUIDE
Scoring Criteria
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3
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Ideas
The essay
• responds to the
prompt with a clearly focused and well sustained thesis statement
• integrates relevant evidence and strong supporting details.
The essay
• responds to the
prompt with a focused thesis statement
• integrates evidence and supporting details.
The essay
• responds to the
prompt with an unfocused or inconsistently sustained thesis statement
• uses irrelevant
or insufficient evidence and lacks supporting details.
The essay
• does not respond
to the prompt; response is vague or confusing
• uses minimal evidence and supporting details.
Structure
The essay
• introduces clearly
the central idea with a strong thesis statement
• uses an effective multiparagraph organizational structure
• uses a variety of transitions to create coherence and integrate ideas
• provides a clear restatement of the thesis in the conclusion.
The essay
• introduces the
central idea with a
thesis statement
• uses an appropriate
multiparagraph organizational structure
• uses transitions to create coherence
• provides a restatement of the thesis statement in the conclusion.
The essay
• introduces the
central idea with a
weak thesis
• uses a flawed
or inconsistent organizational structure
• uses transitions ineffectively or inconsistently
• provides a weak, illogical, or repetitive restatement of the thesis in the conclusion.
The essay
• does not include a
thesis statement in
the introduction
• has little or
no obvious organizational structure
• uses few or no transitions
• lacks a conclusion.
Use of Language
The essay
• uses precise and
accurate diction to
illustrate the topic
• demonstrates
command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage (including parallel structure, commas in a series, and semicolons).
The essay
• uses diction that is
appropriate to the
topic and purpose
• demonstrates
adequate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage (including parallel structure, commas in a series, and semicolons).
The essay
• uses basic diction
inappropriate to the
topic or purpose
• demonstrates
partial or inconsistent command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage (including parallel structure, commas in a series, and semicolons).
The essay
• uses diction that is
vague or confusing
• lacks command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage; frequent errors obscure meaning.
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