4-Point Argumentative Performance Task Writing Rubric Score 4 3 2 1 NS The response The response The response The provides provides adequate provides uneven, response Insufficient, thorough and support/evidence for cursory provides illegible, in convincing the writer’s claim support/ minimal a language support/evidence for that evidence for other than the writer’s claim that includes the use of the writer’s claim English, includes the effective sources, facts, and that includes for the incoherent, use of sources, facts, details. The partial writer’s off-topic, or and details. The response or uneven use of claim off-purpose response achieves achieves some sources, facts, that writing substantial depth that depth and includes is specific and and specificity but is details. The little or relevant: predominantly response no use of use of evidence general: achieves little sources, from sources is some evidence depth: facts, and integrated, from sources is evidence details: comprehensive, included, though from sources Use relevant, and citations may be is weakly of concrete general or integrated, evidence effective use of a imprecise and citations, from variety of adequate use of if present, are sources is elaborative some elaborative uneven minimal, techniques techniques weak or absent, Elaboration uneven incorrect, The response The response clearly use of or and adequately and effectively elaborative irrelevant expresses expresses ideas, techniques ideas, employing a using precise The The response mix of precise with language: response’s expresses ideas more general Evidence use of academic expression unevenly, using language: and of ideas simplistic use of domain-specific is vague, language: domain-specific vocabulary is lacks plistic language: vocabulary is clearly appropriate clarity, or is generally use of for the audience confusing: appropriate for domain-specific and purpose uses the vocabulary may limited audience and at times be language purpose inappropriate or domain- for the specific audience vocabulary and purpose may have Little sense of audience and purpose
4-Point Argumentative Performance Task Writing Rubric Score 4 3 2 1 NS Evidence and Elaboration The response provides thorough and convincing support/evidence for the writer’s claim that includes the effective use of sources, facts, and details. The response achieves substantial depth that is specific and relevant: use of evidence from sources is integrated, comprehensive, relevant, and concrete effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques The response clearly and effectively expresses ideas, using precise language: use of academic and domain-specific vocabulary is clearly appropriate for the audience and purpose The response provides adequate support/evidence for the writer’s claim that includes the use of sources, facts, and details. The response achieves some depth and specificity but is predominantly general: some evidence from sources is included, though citations may be general or imprecise adequate use of some elaborative techniques The response adequately expresses ideas, employing a mix of precise with more general language: use of domain-specific vocabulary is generally appropriate for the audience and purpose The response provides uneven, cursory support/ evidence for the writer’s claim that includes partial or uneven use of sources, facts, and details. The response achieves little depth: evidence from sources is weakly integrated, and citations, if present, are uneven weak or uneven use of elaborative techniques The response expresses ideas unevenly, using simplistic language: plistic language: use of domain-specific vocabulary may at times be inappropriate for the audience and purpose The response provides minimal for the writer’s claim that includes little or no use of sources, facts, and details: Use of evidence from sources is minimal, absent, incorrect, or irrelevant The response’s expression of ideas is vague, lacks clarity, or is confusing: uses limited language or domain- specific vocabulary may have Little sense of audience and purpose Insufficient, illegible, in a language other than English, incoherent, off-topic, or off-purpose writing
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