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Writing Workshop 5 (continued)
SCORING GUIDE
Scoring Criteria
Ideas
Exemplary
The essay
• presents a focused
inviting introductory paragraph that guides the reader
• uses a variety of transitions that skillfully guide the reader’s understanding
• presents a fully developed concluding paragraph
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Proficient
The essay
• presents a fully
developed introductory
paragraph
• uses a variety of
transitions to link ideas within and between paragraphs
• presents an effective concluding paragraph
Emerging
The essay
• presents a limited
introductory
paragraph
• contains few, or
inappropriate,
transitions
• contains a limited
or undeveloped concluding paragraph.
Incomplete
The essay
• contains a focused
thesis
• carefully incorporates
well-chosen quotes
• analyzes the text with
insightful commentary
The essay
• contains a clear thesis
• incorporates
appropriate quotes
• analyzes the text to
show in-depth thinking
The essay
• contains a limited
thesis
• contains few, if any,
appropriate quotes
• contains little or no
analysis or states the obvious
The essay
• lacks an appropriate
topic and thesis
• lacks quotes or
does not use them
meaningfully
• 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 skillful and
effective variety of
sentence types
• uses clear, consistent
academic vocabulary
• skillfully uses
rhetorical devices, transitions, and varied sentences
• contains few, if any, errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
The essay
• uses a well-chosen
variety of sentence
types
• uses precise and
appropriate diction
• uses appropriate
rhetorical devices, transitions, and sentence structures
• contains minor
errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation that do not affect the reader’s understanding
The essay
• uses mostly simple or
incomplete sentences
• uses vague or
imprecise words
• uses few rhetorical
devices or transitions, little variety in sentences
• contains errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation that interfere with the reader’s understanding
The essay
• shows incorrect or
inconsistent use of
sentence structure
• uses diction that is
inappropriate for the topic, audience, and purpose
• does not use rhetorical devices or transitions, does not vary sentences
• shows limited command of conventions; serious errors interfere with meaning
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