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6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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400-625 words |
300-475 words |
250-350 words |
190-280 words |
Half a page |
Absence of focus |
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Creative intro |
Formulaic intro |
Restates topic and gives reasons |
Confusing intro |
No Intro |
No separate intro |
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Gives 3 short reasons in intro |
3 reasons given in intro |
Intro gives 1-2 reasons then repeats ideas in the next paragraphs |
Vague focus |
One or two long paragraphs |
Absence of organization |
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Varied sentence structure |
Some attempt at sentence variety |
Simple sentences and/or repetitive sentence structure |
Flaws in sentence structure |
Fragments |
No control of sentence structure or word choice. |
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Obviously controlled or subtle organization |
Appropriate organization |
2-3 body paragraphs |
Inconsistent organization |
Confused organization |
No evidence of preplanning. |
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Sophisticated ideas |
Specific and supportive content. |
Sufficient content |
Extraneous info |
One good idea repeated |
Lacks interest and thought |
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Word command |
1-2 large words used well |
Usage errors |
Weak reference to prompt |
Spelling, agreement, tense errors |
Impossible to follow. |
4 The response demonstrates a thorough
understanding of the scientific content, concepts, and procedures required by
the task(s).
The response provides a clear, complete, and correct response as required by the
task(s). The response may contain a minor blemish or omission work or
explanation that does not detract from demonstrating a thorough
understanding
3 The response demonstrates a general understanding
of the scientific content, concepts, and procedures required by the task(s).
The response is mostly complete and correct as required by the task(s). The
response may have minor errors or omissions that do not detract from
demonstrating a general understanding.
2 The response demonstrates a partial
understanding of the scientific content, concepts, and procedures required by
the task(s).
The response is somewhat correct with partial understanding of the required
scientific content, concepts, and/or procedures demonstrated and/or explained.
The response may contain some work that is incomplete or unclear.
1 The response demonstrates minimal understanding of the scientific content, concepts, and procedures as required by the task(s).
0 The response provides insufficient evidence
to demonstrate any understanding of the scientific content, concepts, and
procedures as required by the task(s) for that grade level.
The response may show only information copied or rephrased from the question of
insufficient correct information to receive a score of 1.
2 The response demonstrates a thorough
understanding of the scientific content, concepts, and procedures required by
the task(s).
The response provides a clear, complete, and correct response as required by the
task(s). The response may contain a minor blemish or omission work or
explanation that does not detract from demonstrating a thorough
understanding.
1 The response demonstrates a partial
understanding of the scientific content, concepts, and procedures required by
the task(s).
The response is somewhat correct with partial understanding of the
required scientific content, concepts, and/or procedures demonstrated and/or
explained. The response may contain some work that is incomplete or unclear.
0 The response provides insufficient evidence
to demonstrate any understanding of the scientific content, concepts, and
procedures as required by the task(s) for that grade level.
The response may show only information copied or rephrased from the question or
insufficient correct information to receive a score of 1.