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Analytic Scoring Rubric for Writing

1: Little or no 2: Inconsistent 3: Reasonable 4: Consistent


control control Control Control
Composing

Not focused on one One central idea


No clear idea. Focuses on central
idea.
idea.
Some elaboration. Quite well
Little or no Well elaborated
elaborated.
elaboration.
Many comments not Some comments off
Often off subject. Well organized.
on the topic. topic.

Basic vocabulary, Reasonable Well chosen


Not controlled.
not well chosen. vocabulary. vocabulary.
Style

Good sentence
Sentences too short
variety.
and disconnected.
Flat or inconsistent Reasonable Information and
Flat tone.
tone. information. voice suit the reader.

Word order often Words usually in Mostly correct word Good word order.
correct order.
formation

incorrect. order.
Sentence

Sentence formation Sentence formation Some sentence Complete, standard


incorrect. mostly correct. fragments. sentences.
Effective use of
Many word Some word Some running on connectives (and,
omissions. omissions. between sentences. but, first, then, etc.).

Often changes Standard inflections


Some errors with Good word
tense. (plurals, -ed, -ly,
word agreement agreement and word
Usage

etc.).
(singular, plural) and endings.
Errors in word forms Good subject-verb
word meaning.
(them/those, agreement.
Problems with Articles mostly
good/well, double Correct word
articles (the, a) correct (the, a)
negatives, etc.). meanings.

Some errors with Mostly effective use


Mechanics

Misspells even Effective use of


spelling and of mechanics.
simple words. capitalization,
punctuation, which
punctuation, spelling
make it difficult to A few errors, which
Little or no and formatting
understand the do not harm the
formatting. (paragraphs, etc.).
meaning. meaning.

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