Criteria 5 - Full Command 4 - Consistent Control 3 - Sufficient Control 2 - Minimal Control 1 - Lacks Control

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Ideas
40 Points
- Fully developed
controlling idea
-Fully elaborated
supporting details
- Rich, logical facts, details
and examples
-Fully focused on topic
and purpose

- Fully addresses reader's
concerns
35 Points
-Consistently developed
controlling idea
- consistently elaborated
supporting ideas
- Relevant facts, details,
and examples
- Consistently focused on
topic and purpose
- Consistently addresses
most of reader's concerns
30 Points
- Sufficiently developed
controlling idea
- Sufficient supporting ideas
- Sufficient facts, details, and
examples
- Sufficiently focused on topic
and purpose
- Sufficiently address reader
concerns
26 Points
- Minimally developed
controlling idea
- Few supporting ideas
- Few facts, details, and
examples
- Minimally focused on topic
and purpose
- Does not address reader
concerns
20 Points
- Lacks controlling idea and focus
- Lacks supporting ideas, facts, details
and examples
- Does not address reader concerns
- Insufficient student writing

Organization
20 points
- Fully developed
organizational plan
- Logical sequencing of
ideas
- Fully developed
introduction and
conclusion
- Fully developed,
effective, and varied
transitions

18 Points
- Consistent
organizational plan
- Logical sequencing of
ideas
- Logical introduction and
conclusion
- Varied transitions within
paper
16 Points
- Sufficient organizational plan
- Sequencing of ideas
- Introduction and conclusion
- Some transitions within paper
14 Points
- Minimal organizational plan
- Minimal sequencing of ideas
- Ineffective or lacking
introduction and conclusion
- Minimal transitions within
paper
10 Points
- Lacks organizational plan
- Lacks sequencing of ideas
- Lacks introduction, conclusion,
and/or transitions
- Insufficient student writing


Style
20 Points
- Well crafted phrases and
sentences
- Varied, precise, and
engaging word choice
- Extensive sentence
variety
- Exceptional attention to
audience and tone

18 Points
- Appropriate and
consistent phrases and
sentences
- Precise and engaging
word choice
- Consistent sentence
variety
- Consistent attention to
audience and tone
16 Points
- Sufficient phrases and
sentences
- Sufficient word choice
- Sufficient sentence variety
- Sufficient attention to audience
and tone
14 Points
- Minimal variation in phrases
and sentences
- Simple and repetitive word
choice
- Minimal sentence variety
- Minimal attention to audience
and tone
10 Points
Lacks variation in phrases and
sentences
- Imprecise, inaccurate, or confusing
word choice
- Lacks sentence variety
- Lacks tone, voice, and attention to
audience
- Insufficient student writing

Conventions
20 Points
- Clear/correct use of
sophisticated sentence
variety and punctuation
- correct usage and
mechanics (spelling,
punctuation, subject/verb
agreement, capitalization)

18 Points
- Correct sentence variety
and punctuation
- Correct usage and
mechanics (spelling,
punctuation, subject/verb
agreement, capitalization)
- minimal errors do
not interfere with
meaning
16 Points
- Some errors in sentence variety
and punctuation
- Generally correct usage and
mechanics (spelling,
punctuation, subject/verb
agreement, capitalization)
- Errors may interfere with
meaning
14 Points
- Frequent errors in sentence
variety and punctuation
- Frequent errors in usage and
mechanics (spelling.
punctuation, subject/verb
agreement, capitalization)
- Errors significantly interfere
with meaning
10 Points
- Lacks sentences variety and
punctuation
- Frequent and severe errors in usage
and mechanics (spelling, punctuation,
subject/verb agreement,
capitalization)
- Errors impede meaning
- Insufficient student writing

Overall
Score
Level 5
90 or More
Level 4
80 or more
Level 3
70 or more
Level 2
60 or more
Level 1
0 or more
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