12. If a student has a spelling accommodation, they automatically receive full points for mechanics! BOTH spelling AND punctuation. 13. Punctuation: Instruct your students to skip lines between paragraphs. If there are no paragraphs or every sentence starts on a new line, deduct 2 for punctuation! Capital letters are considered punctuation, not spelling. 14. Length: Look at the chart. Every word is counted (a, I, the), even numbers but NOT THE words in theTITLE. Many points are deducted for inappropriate length so the students should make sure to count words! *Don't deduct for extra words! MODULE G Criteria Descriptors Question 8 the task is fully on the task is partially task is almost or fully off Content and topic on topic topic, but it is due to Organization task is well text is fairly well misunderstanding organized organized text is poorly content is easily content is organized understood sometimes content is very hard to hard to follow follow 8 6 4 2 0 Question 9 correct use of correct use of very limited or Vocabulary varied appropriate inappropriate vocabulary and rich vocabulary vocabulary frequent errors of appropriate word / several errors of word / idiom choice idiom choice and / idiom choice and usage usage and usage inappropriate register use of appropriate occasional use of register inappropriate register 8 6 4 2 0 Question 10 correct use of correct use of basic consistent incorrect Language Use advanced language language structures use of basic language structures incorrect or no use structures hardly any errors of of frequent errors of word word order, advanced language order, connectors, connectors, structures pronouns, prepositions pronouns, several errors of prepositions tense, word order, connectors, pronouns, prepositions 16 12 8 4 0 Question 11 any errors of, occasional errors of frequent errors of Mechanics spelling, spelling, punctuation, spelling, punctuation, punctuation, capitalization, run-ons capitalization, run-ons; no capitalization; limited use of paragraphing correct use of paragraphing paragraphing 6 4 2 0 8
12. If a student has a spelling accommodation, they automatically receive full points for mechanics! BOTH spelling AND punctuation. 13. Punctuation: Instruct your students to skip lines between paragraphs. If there are no paragraphs or every sentence starts on a new line, deduct 2 for punctuation! Capital letters are considered punctuation, not spelling. 14. Length: Look at the chart. Every word is counted (a, I, the), even numbers but NOT THE words in theTITLE. Many points are deducted for inappropriate length so the students should make sure to count words! *Don't deduct for extra words! MODULE G Criteria Descriptors Question 8 Content and Organization the task is fully on topic task is well organized content is easily understood the task is partially on topic text is fairly well organized content is sometimes hard to follow task is almost or fully off topic, but it is due to misunderstanding text is poorly organized content is very hard to follow 8 6 4 2 0 Question 9 Vocabulary correct use of varied and rich vocabulary appropriate word / idiom choice and usage use of appropriate register correct use of appropriate vocabulary several errors of / idiom choice and usage occasional use of inappropriate register very limited or inappropriate vocabulary frequent errors of word / idiom choice and usage inappropriate register 8 6 4 2 0 Question 10 Language Use correct use of advanced language structures hardly any errors of word order, connectors, pronouns, prepositions correct use of basic language structures incorrect or no use of advanced language structures several errors of tense, word order, connectors, pronouns, prepositions consistent incorrect use of basic language structures frequent errors of word order, connectors, pronouns, prepositions 16 12 8 4 0 Question 11 Mechanics any errors of, spelling, punctuation, capitalization; correct use of paragraphing occasional errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, run-ons limited use of paragraphing frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, run-ons; no paragraphing 8 6 4 2 0
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