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Accuracy of Facts (Content) |
All supportive facts are reported accurately.
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Almost all supportive facts are reported accurately.
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Most supportive facts are reported accurately.
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NO facts are reported OR most are inaccurately
reported. |
Adding Personality (Voice) |
The writer seems to be writing from knowledge or
experience. The author has taken the ideas and made them "his own."
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The writer seems to be drawing on knowledge or
experience, but there is some lack of ownership of the topic. |
The writer relates some of his own knowledge or
experience, but it adds nothing to the discussion of the topic. |
The writer has not tried to transform the information
in a personal way. The ideas and the way they are expressed seem to belong
to someone else. |
Sequencing (Organization) |
Details are placed in a logical order and the way they
are presented effectively keeps the interest of the reader. |
Details are placed in a logical order, but the way in
which they are presented/introduced sometimes makes the writing less
interesting. |
Some details are not in a logical or expected order,
and this distracts the reader. |
Many details are not in a logical or expected order.
There is little sense that the writing is organized. |
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions) |
Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the content. |
Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the content. |
Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the content. |
Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling
that distract the reader from the content. |
Support for Topic (Content) |
Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader
important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable.
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Supporting details and information are relevant, but
one key issue or portion of the storyline is unsupported. |
Supporting details and information are relevant, but
several key issues or portions of the storyline are unsupported. |
Supporting details and information are typically
unclear or not related to the topic. |
Sources (Content) |
All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and
cited correctly. |
All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and
most are cited correctly. |
Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible
and cited correctly. |
Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than
credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly. |
Capitalization & Punctuation (Conventions)
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Writer makes no errors in capitalization or
punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read. |
Writer makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or
punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read. |
Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or
punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.
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Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or
punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the
flow. |
Pacing (Organization) |
The pacing is well-controlled. The writer knows when
to slow down and elaborate, and when to pick up the pace and move on.
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The pacing is generally well-controlled but the writer
occasionally does not elaborate enough. |
The pacing is generally well-controlled but the writer
sometimes repeats the same point over and over, or spends too much time on
details that don't matter. |
The pacing often feels awkward to the reader. The
writer elaborates when there is little need, and then leaves out necessary
supporting information. |
Recognition of Reader (Voice) |
The reader's questions are anticipated and answered
thoroughly and completely. |
The reader's questions are anticipated and answered to
some extent. |
The reader is left with one or two questions. More
information is needed to "fill in the blanks". |
The reader is left with several questions.
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