Included in Essays: Must include a well formed and accurate thesis statement. Must have a defined organizational structure. Must provide support and evidence as well as supporting commentary. Must demonstrate effective control of language. General Scoring Guide 4 Student offers a well-focused response to the prompt. These essays – address the prompt with an accurate thesis, have a defined organizational structure, provide evidence and support where appropriate, provide a persuasive analysis that addresses the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative), and demonstrate an effective control of language. 3 - Student offers a focused and/or reasonable response to the prompt. essays have an organizational structure, provide evidence and support that may be less accurate or convincing than the five (5) essays, provide an analysis that addresses the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative), and demonstrate an adequate control of language. 2 - Student essay demonstrates a partial understanding of the prompt. These essays may have issues with structure, evidence and support, organization, and language. While the response provides analysis that addresses the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative), the analysis may be less complete than the four and five (4-5) essays. 1 Student response demonstrates a less than adequate understanding of the – prompt. These responses lack a defined organizational structure, lack sufficient evidence and support, and demonstrate a less than adequate control of language. The response fails to address the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative) and does not provide adequate analysis. 0 Student did not provide a response. – Writing Reporting Category
Included in Essays: Must include a well formed and accurate thesis statement. Must have a defined organizational structure. Must provide support and evidence as well as supporting commentary. Must demonstrate effective control of language. General Scoring Guide 4 – Student offers a well-focused response to the prompt. These essays address the prompt with an accurate thesis, have a defined organizational structure, provide evidence and support where appropriate, provide a persuasive analysis that addresses the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative), and demonstrate an effective control of language. 3 - Student offers a focused and/or reasonable response to the prompt. essays have an organizational structure, provide evidence and support that may be less accurate or convincing than the five (5) essays, provide an analysis that addresses the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative), and demonstrate an adequate control of language. 2 - Student essay demonstrates a partial understanding of the prompt. These essays may have issues with structure, evidence and support, organization, and language. While the response provides analysis that addresses the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative), the analysis may be less complete than the four and five (4-5) essays. 1 – Student response demonstrates a less than adequate understanding of the prompt. These responses lack a defined organizational structure, lack sufficient evidence and support, and demonstrate a less than adequate control of language. The response fails to address the type of essay (argumentative, informative, or narrative) and does not provide adequate analysis. 0 – Student did not provide a response. Reporting Category Writing
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