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Writing Workshop 6 (continued)
SCORING GUIDE
Scoring Criteria
Development of Ideas
Exemplary
The presentation
• communicates a focused
and well-developed answer to a research question
• presents relevant and credible information from multiple sources to thoroughly guide the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
• incorporates quotes or paraphrases the ideas of others effectively while avoiding plagiarism
and accurately citing bibliographic information
The presentation
• leads with an effective
and engaging
introduction
• effectively sequences
ideas and uses meaningful transitions to clarify the relationship among ideas
• provides an insightful conclusion that follows from and supports the research presented
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Proficient
The presentation
• presents a clear
answer to a research
question
• uses credible
information from relevant and credible sources to guide the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
• uses quotes or paraphrases the data and conclusions of others
while avoiding plagiarism and
citing appropriate bibliographic information
The presentation
• 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 research
Emerging
The presentation
• presents an unfocused
and/or minimally developed answer to a research question
• contains information from sources that may not be credible and/
or may confuse the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
• contains few quotes or paraphrasing of others’ ideas, demonstrating little ability to avoid plagiarism and/or cite basic bibliographic information
The presentation
• contains an
underdeveloped and/or unfocused introduction
• presents disconnected ideas and limited use of transitions
• contains an underdeveloped or unfocused conclusion
Incomplete
The presentation
• does not present
an answer to a research question
• does not support main idea with information
• contains no quotes or paraphrasing of others’ ideas, demonstrating little ability to avoid plagiarism and/or cite basic bibliographic information
Organizational Structure
The presentation
• contains an
underdeveloped and/or unfocused introduction
• presents disconnected ideas and no use of transitions
• lacks a conclusion
Use of Language
The presentation
• uses diction that is
deliberately chosen to expand upon the research topic
• uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance the explanation
• demonstrates technical command of conventions of standard English
• consistently follows a standard format for citation
The presentation
• uses diction that is
appropriate to the
research topic
• uses a variety of
sentence structures
• demonstrates
general command of conventions; minor errors do not interfere with meaning
• follows a standard format for citation with few errors
The presentation
• uses diction that is
inappropriate at times
for the research topic
• shows little or no
variety in sentence
structure
• demonstrates
limited command of conventions; errors interfere with meaning
• inconsistently follows a standard format for citation
The presentation
• uses diction that
is inappropriate to the research topic
• shows no variety in sentence structure
• makes errors that interfere with meaning
• does not follow a standard format for citation
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