Domain 1: IDEAS Domain 2: ORGANIZATION Domain 3: STYLE Domain 4: CONVENTIONS

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  • CONSISTENT focus on topic and purpose
  • FULLY developed controlling idea that addresses all aspects of writing task
  • Supporting ideas/elaboration are relevant to topic, genre, audience
  • Supporting ideas FULLY elaborated w/logical examples and/or details throughout
  • Response FULLY addresses reader concerns and/or perspectives
  • Uses genre-appropriate strategies
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  • Strategy consistently appropriate to topic/genre. Helps the writer’s communication of ideas
  • Logical/appropriate sequencing of ideas w/in paragraphs/across entire paper
  • Introduction engages/sets stage and conclusion has sense of resolution/closure
  • Introduction and conclusion fit ideas and purpose
  • Related ideas grouped logically in paragraphs
  • Uses effective/varied elements to link all elements of the response – beyond use of transitional words/phrases
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  • Carefully crafted phrases and sentences create SUSTAINED tone/advance writer’s purpose
  • Appropriate varied, precise, and engaging language
  • Word choice reflects denotativeconnotative language meaning
  • Figurative/technical language may be used for rhetorical effect
  • SUSTAINED attention to audience
  • SUSTAINED evocative and authoritative voice throughout
  • EXTENSIVE variety of sentence lengths, structures, and beginnings
  • VARIETY of genre-appropriate strategies that engage
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  • CLEAR/CORRECT simple, compound, and complex sentences w/correct punctuation
  • VARIETY of subordination/coordination strategies
  • CORRECT usage in variety of contexts: subject-verb agreement, word forms (nouns/adjectives/adverbs), pronoun-antecedent agreement
  • CORRECT mechanics in variety of contexts: punctuation within sentences, spelling, capitalization, indentation
  • Infrequent, if any, errors

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  • CONSISTENT focus on assigned topic
  • WELL developed controlling idea that addresses all aspects of writing task
  • Supporting ideas/elaboration are relevant to topic, genre, audience
  • Supporting ideas developed w/specific examples and/or details
  • Contains information that addresses reader concerns and perspectives
  • Appropriate response to assigned genre
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  • Overall organizational strategy or structure appropriate to writer’s ideas/purpose.
  • Logical sequencing of ideas across parts of the paper
  • Introduction sets stage and conclusion ends w/o repetition
  • Logical grouping of ideas w/in paragraphs
  • Varied transitions link paper and ideas w/in paragraphs
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  • Language/tone consistent with purpose/appropriate genre
  • Word choice is precise/engaging
  • Attention to audience in introduction/body/conclusion
  • CONSISTENT/DISTINCTIVE voice
  • Varied sentence structure/length
  • SOME genre-appropriate strategies that engage
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  • CORRECT simple/compound/complex sentences with
  • Correct end punctuation and few errors
  • CORRECT usage w/few errors
  • CORRECT mechanics w/few errors
  • Errors are generally MINOR or don’t interfere w/meaning

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  • GENERALLY consistent focus on topic/purpose
  • Developed idea that addresses task
  • MOST supporting ideas/elaboration relevant to topic and genre
  • Supporting ideas are developed with SOME examples and/or details (some parts are well developed and others are only partially developed)
  • Contains SUFFICIENT information to address topic and SOME reader concerns / perspectives
  • GENERALLY appropriate response to genre
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  • Organizational strategy is GENERALLY appropriate to ideas/purpose of genre
  • GENERALLY clear sequence of ideas
  • Introduction is clear and conclusion provides closure
  • Related ideas GENERALLY grouped in paragraphs
  • Transitions link parts of the paper
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  • Language/tone are GENERALLY consistent with purpose/genre
  • Word choice is GENERALLY engaging w/ occasional lapses into simple/ordinary language
  • Awareness of audience may be LIMITED to introduction and/or conclusion
  • Voice is CLEAR and APPROPRIATE
  • SOME variation in sentence length/structure
  • May include SOME genre appropriate strategies
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  • Sentences are GENERALLY correct w/correct end punct.
  • SOME errors in compound, and complex sentences, and OCCASIONAL fragment/run-on/awkward sentences
  • FEW errors w/simple sentences
  • GENERALLY correct usage/may contain SOME errors in: subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement, word forms, verb tense, and homonyms
  • GENERALLY correct mechanics/FEW errors

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  • LIMITED focus on topic and purpose
  • MINIMALLY developed controlling idea - addresses SOME aspect of task
  • VAGUE, GENERAL, and/or UNDEVELOPED supporting ideas
  • LACKS sufficient information (brevity, or repetition) to provide completeness and address readers
  • Some points/details may be IRRELEVENT or INAPPROPRIATE for the topic, audience, genre
  • Does NOT demonstrate genre awareness
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  • Organizational strategy is FORMULAIC and/or INAPPROPRIATE to genre
  • MINIMAL evidence of sequencing
  • LACKS/includes INEFFECTIVE introduction/conclusion
  • Ideas w/in paragraphs not arranged in meaningful order
  • LIMITED use of transitions (formulaic, ineffective, or overused)
  • Competence limited by BREVITY
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  • UNEVEN language/tone (appropriate in some parts, but flat throughout most)
  • Word choice is simple/ordinary/repetitive
  • LIMITED awareness of audience
  • Minimal/inconsistent/indistinct voice
  • LITTLE variation in sentence length/structure
  • Competence limited by BREVITY
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  • Simple sentences formed correctly, but other sentences may be incomplete/overloaded
  • AWKWARD sentence structure and/or missing or INCORRECT end punctuation
  • May have FREQUENT errors in usage/mechanics
  • SOME errors may INTERFERE w/meaning
  • Competence limited by BREVITY

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  • LACK of focus on topic and purpose
  • LACK of controlling idea
  • ABSENCE of supporting ideas (or unclear ideas)
  • Development is lacking (BREVITY or REPETITION)
  • LACKS a sense of completeness
  • Majority of details are IRRELEVENT
  • INAPPROPRIATE response to genre
  • INSUFFICIENT writing (brevity or copying prompt) to determine competence
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  • NO evidence of organizing strategy
  • UNCLEAR sequence of ideas
  • LACKS introduction and/or conclusion
  • UNRELATED ideas in paragraphs
  • LACK of/inappropriate transitions
  • INSUFFICIENT writing to determine organization competence (brevity, copying prompt)
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  • Language/tone are flat/inappropriate to task/reader
  • Word choice is inaccurate, imprecise, or confusing
  • LITTLE/NO attention to audience
  • Voice is not apparent
  • INSUFFICIENT student writing (brevity or copying prompt) to determine style competence
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  • FREQUENT fragments, run-ons, and incorrect sentences
  • End punctuation INCORRECT/LACKING
  • May contain frequent and severe errors in both usage/mechanics
  • Errors may INTERFERE, or OBSCURE meaning
  • INSUFFICIENT writing (brevity/copying prompt) to determine conventions

25 = 10022 = 8919 = 8316 = 7813 = 7510 = 69 7 = 65

24 = 9521 = 8718 = 8115 = 7712 = 73 9 = 68 6 = 64

23 = 9220 = 8517 = 7914 = 7611 = 71 8 = 665 = 60