Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – an exemplary a command of a limited and/or a weak command of command of standard English standard English conventions; errors inconsistent command of standard standard English conventions; errors conventions do not interfere with understanding English conventions; errors may interfere with understanding interfere with understanding employs language and language and tone language and tone that tone appropriate to audience and appropriate to audience and purpose employs language are inappropriate to audience and purpose and tone appropriate to audience purpose sentences that are and purpose sentences that are frequent and severe generally complete with sufficient constructed with appropriate variety in variety in length and structure some sentence formation sentence formation errors and/or a length and structure errors and/or a lack of sentence lack of sentence variety standard format for Language/Conventions variety standard format for citation with few errors* standard format for citation with few errors* standard format for citation with significant errors* citation with several errors* * If applicable Added by NCSD#1 ∆ September 2012
Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 Language/Conventions The writing – an exemplary command of standard English conventions employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose sentences that are constructed with appropriate variety in length and structure standard format for citation with few errors* The writing – a command of standard English conventions; errors do not interfere with understanding language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose sentences that are generally complete with sufficient variety in length and structure standard format for citation with few errors* The writing – a limited and/or inconsistent command of standard English conventions; errors may interfere with understanding employs language and tone appropriate to audience and purpose some sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety standard format for citation with several errors* The writing – a weak command of standard English conventions; errors interfere with understanding language and tone that are inappropriate to audience and purpose frequent and severe sentence formation errors and/or a lack of sentence variety standard format for citation with significant errors* * If applicable ∆ Added by NCSD#1 September 2012
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