| Scoring Scale |
Score Point 4 |
Score Point 3 |
Score Point 2 |
Score Point 1 |
| Domain 1: Purpose/Structure |
- Position is focused and consistently maintained
- Organizational structure strengthens the response
- Purposeful transitional strategies
- Effective introduction and conclusion
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- Position is focused and generally maintained
- Logical organizational structure
- Purposeful transitional strategies
- Sufficient introduction and conclusion
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- Position may be unclear or insufficiently sustained
- Organizational structure may be inconsistent
- Transitions may lack purpose
- Introduction and conclusion may be ineffective
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- Position may be absent or confusing
- Lack of organizational structure
- Absent or confusing transitions
- Introduction and conclusion may create confusion
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| Domain 2: Development |
- Skillful development demonstrates thorough understanding
- Effective elaboration with evidence
- Smoothly integrated evidence from multiple sources
- Grade-level expectations for counterclaim(s) addressed
- Evidence appropriately cited
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- Logical development demonstrates understanding
- Adequate elaboration with evidence
- Relevant, integrated evidence from multiple sources
- Grade-level expectations for counterclaim(s) addressed
- Evidence appropriately cited
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- Development may demonstrate partial understanding
- Elaboration may be incomplete
- Evidence partially integrated and/or disconnected
- Counterclaim(s) insufficiently addressed
- Lacks appropriate citations
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- Lack of understanding or development
- Elaboration may be confusing
- Evidence may be absent or vague
- Counterclaim(s) absent or confusing
- Lacks appropriate citations
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| Domain 3: Language |
- Integration of academic vocabulary
- Skillful use of varied sentence structure
- Use of standard English conventions
- Tone and/or voice strengthens the argument
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- Integration of academic vocabulary
- Varied sentence structure
- Use of standard English conventions
- Tone and/or voice appropriate
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- Imperfect vocabulary and word choice
- Partially controlled sentence structure
- Inconsistent use of conventions
- Inconsistent tone and/or voice
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- Vague vocabulary and word choice
- Simplistic sentence structure
- Errors in conventions
- Inappropriate tone and/or voice
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