CONTROLLING IDEA/UNITY/THESIS
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Clear and focused; supports well-stated thesis
direction;
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content too broad; does not
indicate; leans towards fact only; unsophisticated - 3 point
thesis no position
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unclear; content/ thesis
conflict
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ORGANIZATION
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Clear transitions; meaningful ordering of ideas
within paragraphs and within the piece as a whole; introduction and conclusion transitions
frame essay
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interrupted flow of ideas;
ineffective introduction and/or conclusion; rhetorical strategies not consistently used;
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ineffective or unclear
ordering
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DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT
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Sufficient, relevant supporting details; piece
teaches the reader; ample specificity
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support is evident but sparse
paragraphs
lacks adequate development
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inadequate, irrelevant details
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EXPRESSION
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Specific vivid vocabulary; sentence variety;
appropriate mastery of diction; language supports purpose
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little sentence variety;
minimal vocabulary use; inaccurate or little subordination/ coordination usage;
parallelism problems
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clichés; diction problems
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WRITER ENGAGEMENT
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Creative thinking; considers audience response;
relies upon looking at old ideas
in a new way
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shows some "voice";
some creative ideas
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minimal writerinvolvement;
no "new" ideas
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MECHANICS--Form
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Demonstrates mastery of conventions; follows
procedures.
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a variety of errors; comma
splices, spelling, punctuation, run-ons, capitalization, subject/verb agreement;
pronoun reference, fragments, etc.
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errors impede understanding
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