| Reading Comprehension and Written Expression |
- Demonstrates full comprehension of ideas stated explicitly and inferentially by providing an accurate analysis.
- Addresses the prompt and provides effective and comprehensive development of the claim or topic that is consistently appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Uses clear reasoning supported by relevant text-based evidence in the development of the claim or topic.
- Is effectively organized with clear and coherent writing.
- Establishes and maintains an effective style.
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- Demonstrates comprehension of ideas stated explicitly and/or inferentially by providing a mostly accurate analysis.
- Addresses the prompt and provides mostly effective development of claim or topic that is mostly appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Uses mostly clear reasoning supported by relevant text-based evidence in the development of the claim or topic.
- Is organized with mostly clear and coherent writing.
- Establishes and maintains a mostly effective style.
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- Demonstrates basic comprehension of ideas stated explicitly and/or inferentially by providing a generally accurate analysis.
- Addresses the prompt and provides some development of claim or topic that is somewhat appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Uses some reasoning and text-based evidence in the development of the claim or topic.
- Demonstrates some organization with somewhat coherent writing.
- Has a style that is somewhat effective.
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- Demonstrates limited comprehension of ideas stated explicitly and/or inferentially by providing a minimally accurate analysis.
- Addresses the prompt and provides minimal development of claim or topic that is limited in its appropriateness to task, purpose, and audience.
- Uses limited reasoning and text-based evidence.
- Demonstrates limited organization and coherence.
- Has a style that is minimally effective.
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- Demonstrates no comprehension of ideas by providing an inaccurate or no analysis.
- Is undeveloped and/or inappropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Includes little to no text-based evidence.
- Lacks organization and coherence.
- Has an inappropriate style.
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| Knowledge of Language and Conventions |
- Demonstrates full command of the conventions of standard English at an appropriate level of complexity.
- There may be a few minor errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage, but meaning is clear.
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- Demonstrates some command of the conventions of standard English at an appropriate level of complexity.
- There may be errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage that occasionally impede understanding, but the meaning is generally clear.
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- Demonstrates limited command of the conventions of standard English at an appropriate level of complexity.
- There may be errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage that often impede understanding.
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- Does not demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English at the appropriate level of complexity.
- Frequent and varied errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage impede understanding.
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- Demonstrates no command of the conventions of standard English.
- Numerous errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage severely impede understanding.
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