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 uses credible sources* uses credible sources* inconsistently uses credible sources* attempts to cite 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 experiences or events using experiences or events using experiences or events using little or details details insufficient details no 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, techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, (such as dialogue, pacing, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to reflection, and multiple plot lines) to description, reflection, and multiple description, reflection, and multiple develop experiences, events, and/or develop experiences, events, and/or plot lines) to develop experiences, plot lines) to develop experiences, characters characters events, and/or characters events, and/or characters skillfully uses precise words and uses precise words and phrases, inconsistently uses precise words and uses few, if any, precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory concrete details, and sensory phrases, concrete details, and phrases, concrete details, and Development language to convey a vivid picture of language to convey a vivid picture of sensory language to convey a vivid sensory language to convey a vivid the experiences, events, setting, the experiences, events, setting, and/ picture of the experiences, events, picture of the experiences, events, and/or characters or characters setting, and/or characters setting, and/or characters demonstrates effective use of writing demonstrates adequate use of writing demonstrates limited use of writing demonstrates inadequate use of process (using technology if process (using technology if process (using technology if writing process (using technology if applicable) 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 uses 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 cite credible sources* Development The writing – skillfully develops real or imagined experiences or events using details skillfully uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters skillfully uses precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – develops real or imagined experiences or events using details uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters uses precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/ or characters demonstrates adequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – develops real or imagined experiences or events using insufficient details inconsistently uses narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters inconsistently uses precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters demonstrates limited use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – develops real or imagined experiences or events using little or no detail uses few, if any, narrative techniques (such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines) to develop experiences, events, and/or characters uses few, if any, precise words and phrases, concrete details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters demonstrates inadequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆
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