Example of analytic scale for writing ability:

E
X
C
E
L
L
E
N
T
G
O
O
D
A
D
E
Q
U
A
T
E
I
N
A
D
E
Q
U
A
T
E
W
E
A
K
A General Development
1 Content
2 Organization
A !en!e o" a#$ien%e
& 'pe%i"i% Component!
( Grammati%al !)ill!
* Comple+it, o"
!enten%e!
- U!e o" vo%a.#lar,
/ 'pelling
0 1#n%t#ation
2 1re!entation
1 Organi!ation o" %ontent
3%larit,4 %o5eren%e4 paragrap5!6
278
2 9ange 3grammati%al !tr#%t#re!4
vo%a.#lar,6
1*8
Comple+it, o" !enten%e !tr#%t#re 1*8
( A%%#ra%, o" grammar4 !enten%e !tr#%t#re4
!pelling an$ p#n%t#ation
78
* :l#en%, 3"eel "or t5e lang#age4
appropriatene!!4 #!e o" i$iom!4 et%;6
278
1778
(Adapted from Hedge, Writing, 1988)