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Beginning 2.7 |
Developing 3.0 |
Accomplished 3.5 |
Exemplary 4.0 |
Score |
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Focused on Topic |
Not focused | Not always focused | Generally focused | Well focused |
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| Clarity of Ideas; Details | Unclear, undeveloped; no details | Sometimes clear, but needs details | Fairly clear ideas with some insight and supporting details | Clear ideas, well supported with details, insightful |
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Logic, Organization |
Unorganized, no lead or transitions | logically organized with lapses; lead and transitions weak | logically organized; fairly good lead, some transitions | logically and coherently organized; uses good lead and transitions to develop story |
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Voice |
weak, inappropriate voice; no sense of audience | voice comes through occasionally; may not suit purpose or audience | voice is fairly strong; suited to topic, purpose and audience | voice is strong and engaging; well suited to topic, purpose and audience |
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Word Choice |
choice of words very limited | word choice could be more varied, precise | generally demonstrates varied, precise word choice | demonstrates varied, precise word choice |
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| Sentence Structure | simple, choppy sentences; no variety | some sentences are fluent and varied | sentences are fairly fluent and varied | sentences are fluent and varied | |
| Grammar, Spelling | uncorrected mistakes throughout | few mistakes corrected; needs proofreading | some mistakes corrected; more work is needed | most mistakes corrected; only a few remain |
Total possible points = 28
Revising Checklist
Does the story use I and me?
Does my narrative flow smoothly from beginning to middle to end?
Does each paragraph focus on a single central idea?
What details make the events vivid? Did I use vivid words to express myself?
Do I use enough details to let my audience know how I feel about the event?
Did I keep my audience and purpose in mind?
Proofreading - Did I proofread and edit carefully to avoid these errors?
spelling and grammar
indentation and capitalization
sentence structure