West Virginia Department of Education



| |ORGANIZATION |DEVELOPMENT |SENTENCE STRUCTURE |WORD CHOICE/GRAMMAR USAGE |MECHANICS |

|Score of |Exemplary Organization |Exemplary Development |Exemplary Sentence Structure |Exemplary Word Choice/Grammar Usage |Exemplary Mechanics |

|6 |Clearly stated topic |Sophisticated development of the topic for narrative and |Sophisticated and well controlled sentences |Vivid, precise/concise, relevant |May have minor errors |

| |Clear and logical order |descriptive writing |Sentence variation (simple, compound, complex, |Consistent grammar usage |Punctuation |

| |Strong introductory paragraph, supporting |Sophisticated thesis statement and development of informative |compound-complex) |Subject/verb agreement |Capitalization |

| |paragraphs and concluding paragraph |and persuasive writing |Variation of phrases and clauses (gerund, |Singular/plural nouns |Spelling |

| |Sophisticated transition within and between |Well executed progression of ideas |participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses) |Verb (tense and usage) |Needs little or no editing |

| |sentences, ideas and paragraphs |Strong use of examples, evidence or relevant details | |Pronoun usage | |

| | |Strong use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes | |Adjective/Adverb | |

|Score of |Effective Organization |Effective Development |Effective Sentence Structure |Effective Word Choice/Grammar Usage |Effective Mechanics |

|5 |Clearly stated topic |Appropriate development of the topic for narrative and |Complete and correct sentences |Appropriate, precise/concise, clear meaning |Few errors |

| |Clear and logical order |descriptive writing |Sentence variation (simple, compound, complex, |Mostly consistent grammar usage |Punctuation |

| |Introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs |Appropriate thesis statement and development of informative and|compound-complex) |Subject/verb agreement |Capitalization |

| |and concluding paragraph |persuasive writing |Variation of phrases and clauses (gerund, |Singular/plural nouns |Spelling |

| |Purposeful transition within and between |Clear progression of ideas |participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses) |Verb (tense and usage) |Needs some editing |

| |sentences, ideas and paragraphs |Clear use of examples, evidence or relevant details | |Pronoun usage | |

| | |Clear use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes | |Adjective/Adverb | |

|Score of |Adequate Organization |Adequate Development |Adequate Sentence Structure |Adequate Word Choice/Grammar Usage |Adequate Mechanics |

|4 |Clearly stated topic |Sufficient development of the topic for narrative and |Complete and correct sentences |Appropriate, specific |Some errors |

| |Some evidence of a logical order |descriptive writing |Some sentence variation (simple, compound, |Somewhat consistent grammar usage |Punctuation |

| |Introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs |Sufficient thesis statement and development of informative and |complex, compound-complex) |Subject/verb agreement |Capitalization |

| |and concluding paragraph |persuasive writing |(errors in more complex sentences do not |Singular/plural nouns |Spelling |

| |Appropriate transition within and between |Progression of ideas |detract) |Verb (tense and usage) |Needs editing but doesn’t |

| |sentences, ideas and paragraphs |Sufficient use of examples, evidence or relevant details |Variation of phrases and clauses (gerund, |Pronoun usage |impede readability |

| | |Use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes |participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses) |Adjective/Adverb | |

|Score of |Limited Organization |Limited Development |Limited Sentence Structure |Limited Word Choice/Grammar Usage |Limited Mechanics |

|3 |Poorly stated topic |Limited development of the topic for narrative and descriptive |Minor errors in sentence structure |Vague, redundant, simplistic |Frequent errors |

| |Limited evidence of a logical order |writing |Limited sentence variation (simple, compound, |Several inconsistencies in grammar usage |Punctuation |

| |Introductory paragraph and concluding |Limited thesis statement development of informative and |complex, compound-complex) |Subject/verb agreement |Capitalization |

| |paragraph with limited supporting paragraphs |persuasive writing |(errors in more complex sentence structure |Singular/plural nouns |Spelling |

| |Repetitive use of transition |Limited progression of ideas |begin to detract) |Verb (tense and usage) |Begins to impede readability |

| | |Limited use of examples, evidence or relevant details |Limited use of phrases and clauses (gerund, |Pronoun usage | |

| | |Limited use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes |participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses) |Adjective/Adverb | |

|Score of |Minimal Organization/Minimal Response |Minimal Development/Minimal Response |Minimal Sentence Structure/Minimal Response |Minimal Word Choice/Grammar Usage/Minimal Response |Minimal Mechanics/ |

|2 |Lack of acceptable topic |Minimal development of the topic for narrative and descriptive |Contains fragments and/or run-ons |Inadequate, imprecise, repetitive |Minimal Response |

| |Lacks evidence of a logical order |writing |Minimal sentence variation (simple, compound, |Frequent inconsistencies grammar usage |Consistent errors |

| |Lacks introductory paragraph, supporting |Minimal thesis statement and development of informative and |complex, compound-complex) |Subject/verb agreement |Punctuation |

| |paragraphs and/or concluding paragraph |persuasive writing |(errors in sentence structure detract) |Singular/plural nouns |Capitalization |

| |Ineffective or overused transition |Lacks a logical progression of ideas |Minimal use of phrases and clauses (gerund, |Verb (tense and usage) |Spelling |

| | |Minimal use of examples, evidence or relevant details |participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses) |Pronoun usage |Impedes readability |

| | |Minimal use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes | |Adjective/Adverb | |

|Score of |Inadequate Organization |Inadequate Development |Inadequate Sentence Structure |Inadequate Word Choice/ Grammar Usage |Inadequate Mechanics |

|1 |Lacks stated topic |Little or no development of the topic for narrative and |Contains numerous fragments and/or run-ons |Rambling, inappropriate, incorrect, unclear |Serious and consistent |

| |No logical pattern; difficult to follow |descriptive writing |Little or no sentence variation (simple, |Distracting inconsistencies grammar usage |errors |

| |Inadequate paragraphing |Unclear thesis statement and development for informative and |compound, complex, compound-complex) |Subject/verb agreement |Punctuation |

| |Little or no transition |persuasive writing |(errors in sentence structure detract) |Singular/plural nouns |Capitalization |

| | |Unclear or no focus |Little or no use of phrases and clauses (gerund, |Verb (tense and usage) |Spelling |

| | |Few or no examples, evidence or relevant details |participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses) |Pronoun usage |Impedes understanding/communication |

| | |Little use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes | |Adjective/Adverb | |

08/01/2008

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