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HSSC Writing Assessment Rubric, 2.0

SCORING KEY 5 4 2 13

CATEGORIES "A" "8" "C" "D" "F" Insightful, original;

Coherent, clear and Thesis statement

~ Thesis, main idea, complete thesis

complete thesis addresses assigned topic, Thesis statement vague,

statement and 'roadmap' statement, but but overly general,

not clearly relevant to No thesis statement.

~ interpretation for body of paper in

unambitious; restates noncommittal, or assignment. o introduction. consensus in class restates topic as an c:: discussion. assertion. :: Body develops thesis

Body develops thesis, Body sustains theme/ Substantial portions of

M:2: I!!J Development of argument with increasing

but lacks nuance, topic of thesis, but not in argument of Arguments irrelevant to

~ conceptual nuance; an analytically questionable relevance thesis; alternate qualifications, or

through body concedes counter- acknowledgment of sequential manner; to thesis; counter- interpretations not

arguments where other interpretations.

relevant counter- arguments undermine acknow ledged. applicable. arguments unresolved. thesis.

Material subjected to Identifies and explains

g Command of course critical analysis; each

relevant passages; each Interpretation does no Coherent but excessively

Confused about basic M

primary claim and many primary claim supported

violence to the text; vague interpretation; issues; relies nearly :$ material secondary claims by relevant examples textual evidence mixed relies primarily on exclusively on opinion. ~ supported by textual with opinion. opinion. M from the texts.:2: evidence. o All necessary citationsM Most necessary citations [ICitations provided, all in proper provided, all in proper Inconsistent citations, all Insufficient citations. Few or no citations.format (MLAI APA / from valid sources.

Chicago.) format.

Concise, direct, active Some colloquialisms,

Colloquial, repetitive, or Inappropriate length: too but little repetition and

prose; paragraphs few passive

passive; paragraphs long or too short; Majority of text is

:: 1[1 Style / structure organized around constructions; organized around Stylistic errors impair superfluous; textM discrete ideas in discrete ideas, but meaning; paragraphs arbitrarily sectioned intoo paragraphs organized= coherent sequence; around discrete ideas, without logical sequence have multiple ideas and paragraphs.> effective transitions. or transitions. lack logical sequence.:2: but weak transitions ...... o Few and incidental Moderate frequency ofr:n No significant, basic

F. Grammar / syntax grammar and syntax errors, or same errors Mechanical errors Pervasive mechanicalerrors. errors: does not repeat repeated, but meaning impair meaning. errors. same error. unimpaired.