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Writing Workshop 10 (continued)
SCORING GUIDE
Ideas
Scoring Criteria
Exemplary
The letter
• shows a clear
understanding of audience and purpose
• conveys insightful ideas and relevant supporting information
Proficient
The letter
• shows an awareness
of audience and
purpose
• conveys relevant
ideas and supporting information
Emerging
The letter
• shows little
awareness of audience and purpose
• conveys few ideas and includes little information
Incomplete
Structure
The letter
• uses effective
organization for an
informal letter
• provides effective
informal closure appropriate to audience and purpose
• Uses all elements of letter format
10 SpringBoard® Writing Workshop with Grammar Activities Grade 6
The letter
• uses logical
organization for an
informal letter
• provides a clear
sense of closure for the audience and purpose
• contains all elements of letter format
The letter
• uses an organization
that is not effective
• provides little or
limited closure
• is missing an element
of informal letter format
The letter
• is missing a clear
awareness of audience and purpose
• conveys no balance between information and ideas or emotions
The letter
• uses an organization
that is not effective
• provides insufficient
closure
• is missing elements
of the form of an informal letter
Use of Language
The letter
• uses language
appropriate to
the audience and purpose in an attempt to engage the audience
• uses precise words specific to the purpose and audience
• contains few, if any errors, in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
The letter
• uses language
appropriate for
the audience and purpose, with minor lapses
• uses words specific to the purpose and audience
• may contain minor errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization that do not interfere with reader understanding
The letter
• uses language
that shows little awareness of audience or purpose
• uses vague or inappropriate word choices
• contains errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization that interfere with reader understanding
The letter
• uses language
that shows lack
of awareness of audience or purpose
• uses inappropriate word choices
• contains errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization that that are so numerous that they distract from its meaning
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