category

Score Point 4

Score Point 3

Score Point 2

Score Point 1

comprehension of key ideas and details

A few points from book

Your Response:

 **  provides a thorough and accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly

and inferentially

** cites and quotes convincing

textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full

comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the

text(s)

Your Response:

    provides an accurate

analysis of what the

text says explicitly

and inferentially

cites and quotes textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full

comprehension of

complex ideas expressed in the text(s)

Your Response:

    provides a basic analysis of what the text says explicitly, however, it’s lacking inferentially

summarizes textual

evidence to support the analysis, showing some comprehension of ideas expressed, however, direct quotes are missing

Your Response:

  is lacking analysis; it’s more of a summary of what was read

contains little to no textual evidence

development and defense of key ideas and details

*Here it’s personal connection bits

Your Response:

** effective &  comprehensive development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing details  for all reasons provided

** development is consistently appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience

*does a good job connection self, and self changes, to text- shows why you like it- what you think and do

Your Response:

provides effective but not comprehensive

development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing details and  text-based evidence for all reasons provided

development is mostly

appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience

Your Response:

    provides effective but not comprehensive

development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing details and text-based evidence for some of the reasons provided

development is mostly

appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience

Your Response:

does not provide an adequate amount of defense to the claims being made

development is not appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience

organization of written expression

Your Response:  

demonstrates purposeful  coherence, clarity, and cohesion

includes strong introduction mentioning specifics and purpose, and a solid conclusion

shows a logical, well-executed progression of ideas making it easy to follow the writer

Your Response:

demonstrates a great deal of coherence,  clarity, and cohesion

   includes an introduction and conclusion, although introduction may not clearly establish clear purpose or mention specifics and conclusion does not fully wrap up the writer’s point.

shows a logical progression of ideas, making it fairly easy to follow the writer

Your Response:

demonstrates limited

coherence, clarity, and/or cohesion, making the writer’s progression of ideas somewhat unclear

    includes areas that are off topic, however, the writing is still able to be followed by the reader

introduction and conclusion do not fully address the question being asked, but overall understanding is there.

Your Response:

demonstrates a lack

of coherence, clarity

and cohesion.  

Response may lack thesis and conclusion

Response is off topic and does not address the question being asked

clarity and correct use of language conventions

Your Response:

establishes and maintains an effective style

contains an exemplary awareness of the norms of the discipline

shows consistent use of precise and non-repetitive diction, including descriptive

words and phrases,  sensory details,  linking and  transitional words.

Your Response:

establishes and mostly maintains an effective

style

contains a proficient awareness of the norms of the discipline

uses mostly precise language,including descriptive words and phrases, sensory details, linking and transitional words,words to indicate tone,and/or domain-specific  vocabulary

Your Response:

has a style

that has limited

effectiveness

contains a limited awareness of the norms of the discipline

includes limited descriptions, sensory details, linking or transitional words, words to indicate tone, or

domain-specific

vocabulary.

Your Response:

has an ineffective

style

contains poor awareness of the norms of the discipline

includes little to no precise language

is too short to score in this category

letter form and desired format

The product is clearly set up in the desired format- the writer has examined models.  The length is clearly within the window asked for: 250-800 words, which is 1.0-4.1 pages.  12 point Times New Roman.  

The writer set up the document in letter format, but with minor flaws; length is clearly in the window asked for: 250-800 words, which is 105-4.1 pages.   12 point Times New Roman.  

Minimal attempt to set up the product in letter form, and the product may range outside of the window asked for: 250-800 words, which is 1.0-4.1 pages.   Document may be something other than  12 point Times New Roman.  

Not in the correct format.  

Document may be something other than  12 point Times New Roman.