Criteria Grading Scale:1-4. 4 is the best 1 is the worst Ideas 4.Focused, clear, specific. It keeps the reader’s attention. • I know a lot about this topic and added interesting tidbits. • I showed what was happening instead of telling. • My topic was small enough to handle. • I can easily answer the question, “What is the point of this paper/story?” 3.Some really good parts, some not there yet. • Many things are new, some things everyone already knows. • I often show instead of tell, but not always. • Details are general (nice, fun, some, good). • I am occasionally looking for a good idea but I mostly know what I’m writing about. 2. About half of my paper has good ideas. The rest needs work. • Some things are new, other things everyone already knows. • I do more telling than showing. • Details are vague. • I’m still thinking aloud on paper. I’m looking for a good idea. • Maybe I’ll write about this or maybe that. 1. Just beginning to figure out what I want to say. Or, I don’t know what I want to say. • I haven’t shared much information. I don’t seem to know much about this topic. • My paper is all telling and no showing. • My details are so vague it’s hard to picture anything. • I’m still thinking aloud on paper. I’m looking for a good idea. Organization 4. Clear and compelling. I have chosen an order that works well and makes the reader want to find out what comes next • My beginning grabs the reader’s attention and gives clues about what is coming. • Every detail adds a little more to the main idea or story. • My details are in the right place. • I ended at a good spot. I have a strong conclusion or ending. 3. Most parts are really smooth, others need work. The order makes sense most of the time. • I have a beginning but it could grab attention better. • Occasionally it is not clear how some of the details connect to the story or the main idea. • I have a decent conclusion. 2. Some really smooth parts, others need work. The order makes sense most of the time. • I have a beginning but it doesn’t really grab you. • Sometimes it is not clear how some of the details connect to the story or the main idea. • Some of the details should come earlier or later. I may have lingered too long in some areas and sped through others. • I have a conclusion, but it is ho-hum. 1.Not shaped yet. The order of my paper is jumbled and confused. • There really isn’t a beginning or introduction to my paper. It just takes off. • I’m confused about how the details fit with the main idea or story line. • My ideas seem scrambled, jumbled and disconnected! • Conclusion! Oops, I forgot Voice 4.Really individual and powerful. My paper has personality and sounds different from the way anyone else writes. • I have put my personal stamp on this. It’s me! • Readers can tell I’m talking right to them. • I write with confidence and security. • My writing is full of feelings; the reader will know how I feel. • Nobody else sounds like this. 3.My voice comes through most of the time. • Although I have a distinct voice, it won’t make the reader feel like laughing, crying, or pounding on the table. • My writing is sometimes funny, excited, scary, or honest – but not always • My personality is occasionally covered up. • My writing is strong but could be bolder. 2.Individuality fades in and out. What I truly think and feel only shows up sometimes. • Although the readers will understand what I mean, it won’t make them feel like laughing, crying, or pounding on the table. • My writing is right on the edge of being funny, excited, scary, or honest – but it is not there yet. • My personality pokes through here and there. • My writing is pleasant, but cautious. 1.Not me yet. I’m not comfortable or don’t know what I truly think or feel yet. • If you didn’t see my name, you might not know who wrote this paper. • I’ve taken the safest route by hiding my feelings. • I sound like a robot. • My paper makes the reader yawn Word Choice 4.Extremely clear, visual and accurate. I chose the right words for the right places. • My words are colorful, snappy, vital, brisk and fresh. • All the words in my paper are specific and exact. • Look at all my energetic verbs! • Some of the words and phrases are so vivid, the reader won’t soon forget them. 3.Sometimes striking and usually correct. The words get the message across and sometimes capture the reader’s attention. • I used everyday words well and occasionally stretched for a better way to say things. • The reader can figure out what I mean even if a few words are confusing. • My words are mostly specific. 2.Correct but not striking. The words get the message across but don’t capture the reader’s attention. • I used everyday words well but I did not stretch for a better way to say things. • The reader can figure out what I mean even if a few words are confusing or messed up. • My words aren’t specific. • I used tired out clichés or phrases. 1.Confusing or unclear. The reader is often asking, “What did s/he mean by this?” • A lot of words and phrases are vague. (“We were friends and stuff.”) • My words don’t make pictures yet. (“It was awesome.”) • Words are misused and confusing. • I used the same words over and over Sentence Fluency 4.The sentences in my writing are varied, natural, and delightful to read out aloud. • Some are long and stretchy. Some are short and snappy. • It’s easy to read my paper out loud. I love the sound of it. • Sentence beginnings vary. • I have used a number of transition words successfully and effectively 3.Sentences are often varied and natural, though are sometimes choppy and awkward. • Most of my sentences are smooth and natural, but some are halting or choppy. • When I read my paper, only a couple of the sentences have the same patterns. • I have used most transition words effectively, but not always 2.Sentences are routine and functional. Some are choppy and awkward, but most are clear. • Some of my sentences are smooth and natural, but others are halting or choppy. • When I read my paper, most of the sentences have the same patterns; they sound alike. • I used more words than necessary. • I have used some transition words 1.My sentences need work because they don’t sound right. • The sentence patterns are repetitive. • When I read my writing out loud, I have to do quite a bit of fixing up to help the reader get the meaning. • I have not used any transition words in my writing. Conventions 4.Mostly correct. There are very few errors in my paper. • My spelling is accurate. • I have used capitals correctly. • Every paragraph is indented to show where a new idea begins. • Periods, commas, exclamation marks, and quotation marks are in the right places. • My grammar/usage shows control. 3.Most of the way there. A couple of mistakes need cleaning up. • Spelling is correct on almost all words. • Most sentences and proper nouns begin with capitals • Paragraphs are present but they aren’t always effective. • Problems in punctuation make the reader stumble and pause occasionally • Occasional grammar problems 2.About halfway there. A number of bothersome mistakes need cleaning up. • Spelling is correct on simple words. It may not be right on harder words. • Some sentences and proper nouns begin with capitals. • Problems in punctuation make the reader stumble and pause often. • Several grammar problems 1.Editing is not under control yet. It would take more than one reading to get the message. • Spelling errors are common. • Capital letters are all over or absent • I haven’t got the hang of paragraphs • Punctuation is limited or overused and makes reading this paper difficult. • Frequent grammatical errors; I haven’t spent much time editing. Presentation 4.Mostly correct. There are very few errors in my paper. • All aspects of correct formatting are present • A great deal of care and effort are visible in your presentation 3.Most of the way there. A couple of mistakes need cleaning up. • Most aspects of correct formatting are present • Care and effort are visible in your presentation 2.About halfway there. A number of bothersome mistakes need cleaning up. • Some aspects of correct formatting are present • Some care and effort are visible in your presentation 1.Presentation is not under control yet. • Almost no aspects of correct formatting are present • A little care and effort are visible in your presentation
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