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Writing

Rating Scale

Rhetoric Grammar/Syntax Vocabulary


5 • Topic richly, fully, complexly • Flexible use of a wide range • Broad range; appropriately used
developed of syntactic (sentence level)
• Organization well-controlled; structures; morphological (word
forms) control nearly always
Exceeds Standard

appropriate to the material


accurate
• Connection is smooth

4 • Topic clearly and completely • Both simple and complex • Vocabulary use shows flexibility;
developed, with acknowledgment syntax adequately used; good is usually appropriate
of its complexity morphological control • Any inappropriate vocabulary
• Organization is controlled and does not confuse meaning
shows appropriateness to the
material
• Few problems with connection

3 • Topic clearly developed, but • Both simple and complex syntax • Adequate vocabulary, but may
not always completely or present sometimes be inappropriately
Standard

with acknowledgment of its • For some, syntax is cautious but used


complexity accurate, while others are more
• Organization generally controlled; fluent but less accurate
connection sometimes absent or • Inconsistent morphological
unsuccessful control

2 • Topic development usually clear • Morphological errors are frequent • Vocabulary may be limited
but simple and may be repetitive • Simple sentences tend to be in range, and is sometimes
• Attempts to address different accurate; more complex ones inappropriately used to the point
perspectives on the topic are tend to be inaccurate that it causes confusion
often unsuccessful
• Overreliance on prefabricated
Below Standard

language and/or language from


the prompt
• Organization partially controlled

1 • Topic development may be • Pervasive and basic errors in • Incorrect use of vocabulary
unclear and/or limited by sentence structure and word causes confusion
incompleteness or lack of focus order cause confusion • Even basic words may be
• Might not be relevant to topic • Problems with subject-verb misused
• Connection of ideas often absent agreement, tense formation or • May show interference from other
or unsuccessful word formation languages
• Even basic sentences are filled
with errors

A Not on Topic rating is awarded to any essay that:


Not Scored

Not • is written on a topic different from those assigned; or


On
Topic
• is connected to the prompt so loosely that the essay could very well have been prepared in advance; or
• requires considerable effort to see any connection between the composition and the prompt.

Last Update: 01/17/19

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