Development of Grammar and Word Score Organization Use of Language Sentence Structure Position Usage No plausible position Disorganized; little Contains Severely flawed Grammar and word 1 is taken on the topic; or no focus; fundamental sentence structure usage are so poor severely lacking in incoherent vocabulary mistakes that they interfere examples, reasons with meaning; very and/or evidence poor mechanics (like punctuation) Position on topic is Poorly organized; Poor use of language; Frequent problems Grammar and word 2 unclear or extremely lacks focus; problems indicates very limited with sentence usage mistakes are limited; with coherence or vocabulary and poor structure frequent and inappropriate flow of ideas word choice interfere with examples or reasons; meaning; poor insufficient evidence mechanics Position on topic Limited in Displays developing Some problems with Contains many 3 demonstrates critical organization and use of language; sentence structure; mistakes in grammar thinking skill applied focus; demonstrates contains indications lacks a variety of word usage and inconsistently; lapses in coherence of weak vocabulary sentence structures mechanics inadequate or flow of ideas and poor word examples, reasons or selection evidence Position on topic Generally organized Displays adequate, Good sentence Contains some 4 demonstrates and focused; but inconsistent, use structure; mistakes in grammar, competent critical demonstrates some of language; demonstrates some word usage and thinking skill; coherence and vocabulary used is variety of sentence mechanics example, reasons and attention to the flow generally appropriate structure evidence are of ideas adequate Position is effectively Well organized and Displays competent Good sentence Generally free of 5 developed through focused; use of language; uses structure; mistakes in grammar, strong critical demonstrates appropriate demonstrates variety word usage and thinking skill; coherence and ideas vocabulary in sentence structure mechanics examples, reasons flow well and evidence are generally appropriate Position effectively Well organized and Displays skillful use Good sentence Free of most and insightfully clearly focused; of language; structure; mistakes in grammar, 6 developed through clearly coherent and vocabulary is demonstrates word usage and outstanding critical ideas flow seamlessly accurate and varied; meaningful and mechanics thinking skill; words are skilled variety of examples, reasons appropriately and sentence structure and evidence are skillfully chosen clearly appropriate
Score Development of Position Organization Use of Language Sentence Structure Grammar and Word Usage 1 No plausible position is taken on the topic; severely lacking in examples, reasons and/or evidence Disorganized; little or no focus; incoherent Contains fundamental vocabulary mistakes Severely flawed sentence structure Grammar and word usage are so poor that they interfere with meaning; very poor mechanics (like punctuation) 2 Position on topic is unclear or extremely limited; inappropriate examples or reasons; insufficient evidence Poorly organized; lacks focus; problems with coherence or flow of ideas Poor use of language; indicates very limited vocabulary and poor word choice Frequent problems with sentence structure Grammar and word usage mistakes are frequent and interfere with meaning; poor mechanics 3 Position on topic demonstrates critical thinking skill applied inconsistently; inadequate examples, reasons or evidence Limited in organization and focus; demonstrates lapses in coherence or flow of ideas Displays developing use of language; contains indications of weak vocabulary and poor word selection Some problems with sentence structure; lacks a variety of sentence structures Contains many mistakes in grammar word usage and mechanics 4 Position on topic demonstrates competent critical thinking skill; example, reasons and evidence are adequate Generally organized and focused; demonstrates some coherence and attention to the flow of ideas Displays adequate, but inconsistent, use of language; vocabulary used is generally appropriate Good sentence structure; demonstrates some variety of sentence structure Contains some mistakes in grammar, word usage and mechanics 5 Position is effectively developed through strong critical thinking skill; examples, reasons and evidence are generally appropriate Well organized and focused; demonstrates coherence and ideas flow well Displays competent use of language; uses appropriate vocabulary Good sentence structure; demonstrates variety in sentence structure Generally free of mistakes in grammar, word usage and mechanics 6 Position effectively and insightfully developed through outstanding critical thinking skill; examples, reasons and evidence are clearly appropriate Well organized and clearly focused; clearly coherent and ideas flow seamlessly Displays skillful use of language; vocabulary is accurate and varied; words are appropriately and skillfully chosen Good sentence structure; demonstrates meaningful and skilled variety of sentence structure Free of most mistakes in grammar, word usage and mechanics
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