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Writing Workshop 3 (continued)
SCORING GUIDE
Scoring Criteria
Exemplary
The essay
• 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 explanation presented
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Proficient
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
Emerging
The essay
• contains an
underdeveloped and/or
unfocused introduction
• presents disconnected
ideas and limited use of
transitions
• contains an
underdeveloped or unfocused conclusion
Incomplete
Ideas
The essay
• presents a topic that
is focused and well developed throughout the essay
• uses strategies of compare and contrast to effectively develop and explain ideas
• incorporates specific and relevant facts, evidence, details, and examples to guide the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
The essay
• presents a topic that
is clear throughout the
essay
• uses strategies of
compare and contrast to develop ideas throughout the essay
• uses facts, evidence, details, and examples to guide the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
The essay
• presents a topic that
is unfocused and/or minimally developed throughout the essay
• uses few strategies of compare and contrast to develop ideas throughout the essay
• contains insufficient or vague facts, evidence, details, and examples that confuse the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
The essay
• lacks an appropriate
topic in response to
the prompt
• lacks strategies
of compare and contrast to develop ideas throughout the essay
• contains minimal or irrelevant facts, evidence, details, and examples
Structure
The essay
• contains a minimal
or incomplete
introduction
• uses a confusing
organization for evidence and ideas and/or few or no meaningful transitions
• provides a minimal conclusion or none at all
Use of Language
The essay
• uses a variety of
sentence structures to enhance the explanation
• uses precise diction that is deliberately chosen for the topic, audience, and purpose
• utilizes a variety of rhetorical devices to enhance explanation
• demonstrates technical command of conventions of standard English
The essay
• uses a variety of
sentence structures
• uses appropriate diction
that is appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose
• uses rhetorical devices
• demonstrates general command of standard
English conventions; minor errors in punctuation, grammar, capitalization, or spelling do not interfere with meaning
The essay
• shows little or no variety
in sentence structure
• uses diction that is
inappropriate at times for the topic, audience, and purpose
• uses minimal rhetorical devices
• demonstrates
limited command
of standard English conventions; errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, or spelling interfere with meaning
The essay
• shows incorrect or
inconsistent use of
sentence structure
• uses diction that is
inappropriate for the topic, audience, and purpose
• uses no rhetorical devices
• demonstrates limited command of standard English conventions; multiple serious errors interfere with meaning
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