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Marking criteria 5 3 2 For a grade at this For a grade at this For a grade at this level, your writing: level, your writing: level, your writing: For a grade at this level, your writing: for a grade at this level, your writing: ▪minimally addresses provides a thoughtful analysis of the writing prompt. ■provides a clear thesis statement. the writing prompt. meets some of the requirements of the prompt. includes some key elements that help offers a simple interpretation of the writing prompt. lacks a thesis from which to base the essay. meets few of the requirements of the writing prompt. ▪digresses, repeats, or discusses very basic dwells on insignificant ideas. details throughout. offers good examples explain the thesis. to confirm the thesis statement. ■makes few connections to help explain the thesis. shows a lack of development of ideas. answers the ques- tion in an abbreviated manner. gives brief examples to explain ideas. ■develops ideas somewhat inconsistently. shows weakness in contains inaccurate, the development of vague, or repetitive ▪ideas and/or develops details. ideas without thorough has limited explanation. development of ideas. has an obvious plan has a general focus. does not show a of organization. focuses on the thesis statement. uses appropriate devices and transitions. ▪obviously attempts organization. exhibits a logical sequence of ideas. logical sense of organization. strays from the topic. can be difficult to follow. shows an attempt to create a focus. ▪digresses from the topic. is disorganized. is less organized than a 2-point response. ▪exhibits no organi- zational pattern or focus. has good control of mechanics. ▪contains some errors when using sophis- ticated language. has a slightly lower quality of sentence structure and sentence variety. shows errors when using sophisticated vocabulary only. has a sense of audience. = uses simple sentences. uses an appropriate level of vocabulary. demonstrates partial uses vocabulary that is slightly below level. has a vague sense of audience. shows a beginner's control of the language. exhibits little control shows minimal of the language. control of language has errors that make skills. comprehension difficult. ■may be illegible or unrecognizable as English. control of mechanics. has errors that begin exhibits some errors to interfere with that do not interfere comprehension. with comprehension. Score For a grade at this level, your writing: Content: Your written response shows an understanding and interpretation of the writing prompt. satisfies the require ments of the writing prompt in a creative and original manner. ▪uses a clear thesis statement. ▪proves the thesis with insightful examples and details. Development: Your written response gives a clear and logical explanation of ideas, using support- ing material. ▪builds and elaborates develops the topic in thoroughly. an acceptable way. ▪uses examples ▪uses relevant precisely. examples throughout develops the topic in the essay. an interesting and ▪develops ideas imaginative way. clearly and demonstrates consistently. coherence in the devel- opment of ideas. Organization: Your written response shows a coherent, orderly, well-reasoned approach. sets up and maintains a clear focus. ▪establishes a logical, rational sequence of ideas with transitional words and sentences. Language Use/ Conventions: Your written response shows a sense of audience by using effective vocabulary and varied sentence structure. ■has vivid language, fluidity, and a sense of engagement and voice. ■has sophisticated style of sentence structure, sentence variety, and vocabulary. ▪has essentially no errors. A ZERO PAPER is: totally unrelated to the topic. filled with indecipherable words and is illegible. incoherent with illogical or garbled syntax. ■blank.