Writing

Scoring Guide
 Purpose of Essay
6 marks: Very clear and insightful.
5 marks: Mostly clear and insightful.
4 marks: Fairly clear and with some insight.
3 marks: Somewhat clear, but with some
confusing aspects.
2 marks: Generally unclear and confusing.
1 mark: Extremely confusing.
 Organization and Development
6 marks: Well organized and fully developed with
excellent supporting material.
5 marks: Generally well organized and
developed, with appropriate supporting
material.
4 marks: Reasonably organized and partly
developed with supporting ideas.
3 marks: inadequate organization; Inadequate or
weak supporting material.
2 marks: Poor organization; thin development.
1 mark: Very poor organization; very thin
development.
 Use of Sentences
6 marks: Varied and engaging sentence structure.
5 marks: Sufficiently varied sentence structure.
4 marks: Some sentence variation.
3 marks: Little sentence variation; minor
sentence errors.
2 marks: Frequent sentence errors.
1 mark: Severe sentence errors; meaning
obscured.
 Word Choice
6 marks: Effective word choice.
5 marks: Competent word choice.
4 marks: Conventional word choice; mostly
correct.
3 marks: Some errors in diction or idiom.
2 marks: Frequent errors in diction or idiom.
1 mark: Meaning obscured by word choice.
 Grammar and Usage
6 marks: Error free.
5 marks: Occassional minor errors.
4 marks: Several minor errors.
3 marks: Some major errors.
2 marks: Frequent major errors.
1 mark: Severe errors obscure meaning
 Overall Impression
6 marks: Clear and consistent competence; few errors
5 marks: Reasonably consistent competence
occasional lapses
4 marks: Adequate competence; some lapses in
quality
3 marks: Developing competence; evidence of
weaknesses.
2 marks: suggests incompetence; significant
weaknesses
1 mark: Demonstrates incompetence; serious flaws