- Clear, distinct controlling point
- 5 W’s present
- Active verbs, strong adjectives
- Informs, educates and/or entertains
- Substantial, relevant content
- Well-chosen details
- “Inverted Pyramid” style (most important details
first)
- Consistent and effective tone
- Thorough control of sentence formation
- Few errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation which do not
interfere with meaning
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- Clear controlling point
- 5 W’s evident
- Well-chosen verbs and adjectives
- Informs, educates and/or entertains
- Adequate content
- Well-chosen details
- Logical order and transitions
- Consistent tone
- Adequate control of sentence formation
- Some errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation with little
interference in meaning
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- Vague controlling point
- 5 W’s missing or vague
- Weak verbs and adjectives
- Inadequate content
- Underdeveloped or repetitive elaboration
- Inconsistent or distracting organization
- Limited diversity of language
- Inconsistent control of sentence formation
- Many errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation with some interference
with meaning
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- Little or no evidence of a controlling point
- 5 W’s missing
- Superficial, underdeveloped writing with little or no supporting
details
- Little or no evidence of organizational strategies or structure
- Inconsistent tone
- Minimal control of sentence formation
- Many errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation which interfere
with meaning
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