Criteria | Advanced(4 pts) | Proficient(3 pts) | Approaching(2 pts) | Inadequate(1 pt) | (0 pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idea Development, Organization, and Coherence Evaluates the development and organization of ideas in an informative/explanatory text. | The student's response is a well-developed informative/explanatory text that examines a topic in depth and conveys ideas and information clearly based on text as a stimulus. • Effectively introduces a topic • Effectively develops the topic with multiple facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic • Groups related ideas together to give some organization to the writing • Effectively uses linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information • Uses precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to explain the topic • Provides a strong concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented. | The student's response is a complete informative/explanatory text that examines a topic and presents information based on text as a stimulus. • Introduces a topic • Develops the topic with some facts, definitions, and details • Groups some related ideas together to give partial organization to the writing • Uses some linking words to connect ideas within categories of information, but relationships may not always be clear • Uses some precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to explain the topic • Provides a concluding statement or section. | The student's response is an incomplete or oversimplified informative/explanatory text that cursorily examines a topic based on text as a stimulus. • Attempts to introduce a topic • Attempts to develop a topic with too few details, but not all of these are supported or relevant to the topic • Ineffectively groups some related ideas together • Uses few linking words to connect ideas, but not all ideas are well connected to the topic • Uses limited language and vocabulary that does not clearly explain the topic • Provides a weak concluding statement or section. | The student's response is a weak attempt to write an informative/explanatory text that examines a topic based on text as a stimulus. • May not introduce a topic or topic is unclear • May not develop a topic • May be too brief to group any related ideas together • May not use any linking words to connect ideas • Uses vague, ambiguous, or repetitive language • Provides a minimal or no concluding statement or section. | The student will receive a condition code for various reasons: • Blank • Copied • Too Limited to Score/Illegible/Incomprehensible • Non-English/Foreign Language • Off Topic/Off Task/Offensive. |
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