Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – makes effective use of available makes adequate use of available makes limited use of available makes inadequate use of available resources resources resources resources if effectively uses relevant and sufficient uses relevant and sufficient text inconsistently uses relevant and fails to use relevant and sufficient text text support from the resources with support from the resources with sufficient text support from the support from the resources with (only Reading/ Research accuracy accuracy resources with accuracy accuracy applicable) effectively integrates credible sources* uses credible sources* inconsistently uses credible sources* attempts to use credible sources* The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – skillfully develops real or imagined develops real or imagined develops real or imagined develops real or imagined experiences or events using relevant experiences or events using relevant experiences or events using experiences or events using little or descriptive details descriptive details insufficient descriptive details no descriptive detail skillfully uses narrative techniques uses narrative techniques (such as inconsistently uses narrative uses few, if any, narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description dialogue, pacing, description, and techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, (such as dialogue, pacing, and reflection) to develop reflection) to develop experiences, description, and reflection) to develop description, and reflection) to develop experiences, events, and/or events, and/or characters experiences, events, and/or experiences, events, and/or characters characters characters uses precise words and phrases, skillfully uses precise words and relevant descriptive details, and inconsistently uses precise words and uses few, if any, precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, sensory language to capture the phrases, relevant descriptive details, phrases, relevant descriptive details, Development and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and and sensory language to capture the and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events action and convey experiences and action and convey experiences and events events events demonstrates adequate use of writing demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if demonstrates limited use of writing demonstrates inadequate use of process (using technology if applicable) process (using technology if writing process (using technology if ∆ applicable) applicable) applicable) ∆ ∆ ∆
Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 Reading/ Research (only if applicable) The writing – makes effective use of available resources effectively uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy effectively integrates credible sources* The writing – makes adequate use of available resources uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing – makes limited use of available resources inconsistently uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy inconsistently uses credible sources* The writing – makes inadequate use of available resources fails to use relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy attempts to use credible sources* Development The writing – skillfully develops real or imagined experiences or events using relevant descriptive details skillfully uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description and reflection) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters skillfully uses precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – develops real or imagined experiences or events using relevant descriptive details uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters uses precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events demonstrates adequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – develops real or imagined experiences or events using insufficient descriptive details inconsistently uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters inconsistently uses precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events demonstrates limited use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – develops real or imagined experiences or events using little or no descriptive detail uses few, if any, narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters uses few, if any, precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events demonstrates inadequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆
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