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Writing Workshop 6 (continued)
SCORING GUIDE
Scoring Criteria
Development of Ideas
Exemplary
The presentation
• communicates
a focused and insightful answer to a research question
• presents relevant, accurate, and credible information from multiple to guide the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
• effectively incorporates quotes or paraphrases the work of others while avoiding plagiarism and following standard citation format
Proficient
The presentation
• leads with
an effective and engaging introduction
• effectively sequences ideas and uses transitions to clarify relationship among ideas
• provides an insightful conclusion that follows from the research
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The presentation
• presents a clear
answer to a research
question
• uses accurate and
credible information from print or
digital 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 following standard citation format
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 accurate or credible and/or confuse the reader’s understanding of the main ideas
• contains few quotes
or paraphrasing of the data and conclusions of others, demonstrating little ability to avoid plagiarism and/
or follow standard citation format
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 the research topic
• uses a variety of
sentence structures
to enhance the text
• demonstrates
technical command of conventions of standard English
• consistently avoids misplaced or dangling modifiers
The presentation
• uses diction
appropriate to the
research topic
• uses a variety of
sentence structures
• demonstrates
general command of conventions; minor errors do not interfere with meaning.
• largely avoids misplaced or dangling modifiers
The presentation
• uses diction that is
inappropriate at times
to the research topic
• shows little or no
variety in sentence
structure
• demonstrates
limited command of conventions; errors interfere with meaning.
• may include misplaced or dangling modifiers
The presentation
• uses diction that is
inappropriate to the
research topic
• shows no variety in
sentence structure
• makes frequent
errors that interfere
with meaning
• includes misplaced
or dangling modifiers
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