WrAP WRITING
PROGRAM
ASSESSMEN T
Overall Development
Overall effect of the paper:
When
scoring,
Addresses the expectations
consider of a narrative essay
the degree Is fluent
Includes narrative elements and
to which techniques such as characters,
the setting, dialogue, plot structure,
response: pacing, descriptions and
the progression of events
that develop the story
Include text references
where appropriate*
6 Fluent, richly developed
Clear awareness of
Distinctive, engaging voice
audience and purpose
Original, insightful, or imaginative
5 Fluent, fully developed
Clear awareness of
audience and purpose
Evidence of voice, compositional
risks attempted
Cohesive
4 Moderately fluent,
Awareness of audience and purpose
adequately developed
Ideas developed but
somewhat limited in depth
3 Somewhat developed
Some awareness of
Repetitive or too general
audience and purpose
2 Poorly developed
Poor awareness of
Ideas and details are not clear
audience or purpose
1 Restates topic
No awareness of
No awareness of
audience or purpose
Inappropriate response
narrative elements
Too brief to show development
NON-SCORABLE (N): is illegible: i.e., includes so many indecipherable words that no sense can be made of the
responseoris incoherent: i.e., words are legible but syntax is so garbled that response makes no senseoris a blank paper.
NARRATIVE RUBRIC For Stimulus-Based and Non-Stimulus Prompts
Organization
Is clearly and logically sequenced Includes narrative elements such Includes sentences that are:
Shows a beginning,
Is paragraphed using transitional
middle and end
words, phrases, and techniques to
show progression of story events
Carefully but subtly organized Supporting details are rich,
Logical sequence of events
from beginning to end
Elegant flow of ideas
Provides closure
Organized from beginning to end Details are strong and
Logical sequence of events
Subtle transitions Details and narrative
Provides closure
Minor lapses in order or structure
Meaning is subordinate to
and sequencing of events
Contrived transitions
organizational devices
Provides closure
Poor transitions
Random sequencing of
Attempts closure
narrative events
Shift in focus
Thought patterns are Supporting details are listed
Events are not clear or sequenced Too few details
difficult to follow
Resembles free-writing, rambling
Continual shifts in focus
So short that it lacks organization
So confused that the students
response is difficult to understand
Support
as characters, setting, dialogue,
plot structure, and the progression
Includes text references
of events that develop the story
where appropriate*
Sentence structures enhance
interesting, and informative
throughout; fully developed
Details are relevant and
appropriate for the focus
varied throughout
elements are relevant and
appropriate for the focus
Details are adequate to
Details are generally
support the focus
relevant to the focus
Details lack elaboration
Response provides insufficient
Important details are omitted
relevant details
Repetitious details
Virtually no details
Irrelevant details
Sentence Structure
Complete and correct
Varied in structure and length
Correct in their usage
Rich, effective vocabulary throughout Very few or no mechanical errors
Virtually no errors in
style and effect
Successfully uses more sophisti-
structure or usage
cated, varied sentence patterns
Sentence structures are
Few errors in structure or usage
appropriate to style and effect
Moderately successful in using more
sophisticated sentence patterns
Some sentence variety
Generally correct
Misuse of big words
Attempts to use more sophisticated
structure and usage
sentence patterns
Little sentence variety
Errors in structure or usage
Over-reliance on simple or
interfere with meaning
Chaining
repetitive constructions
Noticeable errors in usage
No sentence variety in the story Simplistic vocabulary with
Serious errors in structure or usage inappropriate and/or
Too brief to demonstrate variety
Lack of sentence sense
Errors throughout in
Errors throughout in usage
sentence structure
Too brief to evaluate
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Word Choice Mechanics
Uses precise words and
Shows a command of standard
phrases, sensory language to English mechanics in:
Spelling
provide vivid pictures of events,
Punctuation
setting, and/or characters
Capitalization
Employs effective language
and word choice
Vivid language
May use figurative
relative to length or complexity
language and imagery
Effective vocabulary
Generally successful in
Few mechanical errors relative
to length or complexity
using rich language
Acceptable vocabulary
Attempts to use rich language
Some mechanical errors that do not
Limited text, but mechanically correct
interfere with communication
Simplistic vocabulary with Some mechanical errors that do
Some errors in word choice Errors are disproportionate
acceptable but limited word choice interfere with communication
to the length or complexity of
the piece (errors cause major
problems for readers)
Noticeable mechanical errors that
Errors are disproportionate
interfere with communication
incorrect word choice
to the length or complexity of
the piece (errors cause major
problems for readers)
Extremely limited vocabulary
Errors throughout in word choice
Mechanical errors that seriously
Too brief to evaluate Too brief to evaluate
interfere with communication
*Stimulus-based prompts with text passages only.
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