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0012 Demonstrate the Ability to Prepare a Well-organized and Focused Piece of Writing for a Given Purpose and Audience, Using Standard English Conventions
Guidelines for Passing
Your essay will be scored on a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being the best. A response that receives a score point of 1 is an undeveloped written response, while a score point of 4 is assigned to a response that is very well developed. The table below provides guidelines as to how each essay will be scored.
Writing Summary Score Scale |
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Score Point Description |
4 |
A well-formed written response.
- The candidate addresses the assignment fully and uses appropriate language and style.
- The candidate shows mastery of mechanical conventions (e.g., spelling, punctuation, and capitalization).
- Usage and choice of words are careful and precise.
- Sentence structure is effective and free of errors.
- The candidate clearly states a main idea and/or point of view, and maintains focus and unity throughout the response.
- The candidate exhibits control in the organization of ideas.
- The candidate develops the response fully by providing ample statements of appropriate depth, specificity, and accuracy.
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3 |
An adequately formed written response.
- The candidate addresses the assignment adequately and generally uses appropriate language and/or style.
- There may be some errors in the use of mechanical conventions (e.g., spelling, punctuation, and capitalization).
- Minor errors in usage and word choice are evident.
- Sentence structure is adequate, although minor errors may be present.
- The main idea and/or point of view of the response is generally clear, and focus and unity are generally maintained.
- The organization of ideas may be ambiguous, incomplete, or partially ineffective.
- The candidate provides a sufficient quantity of statements of appropriate depth, specificity, and accuracy to adequately develop the response.
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2 |
A partially formed written response.
- The candidate partially addresses the assignment and may use inappropriate language and/or style.
- The candidate makes frequent errors in the use of mechanical conventions (e.g., spelling, punctuation, and capitalization).
- Imprecision in usage and word choice is distracting.
- Sentence structure is poor, with noticeable and distracting errors.
- The main idea and/or point of view is inconsistent and/or the focus and unity of the discussion are not sustained.
- The candidate may make an effort to organize and sequence ideas, but organization is largely unclear.
- The response includes very few statements that contribute effectively to the development of the response.
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1 |
An inadequately formed written response.
- The candidate attempts to address the assignment, but language and style are generally inappropriate for the given audience, purpose, and/or occasion.
- The candidate makes serious and numerous errors in the use of mechanical conventions (e.g., spelling, punctuation, and capitalization).
- Imprecision in usage and word choice interferes with meaning.
- Sentence structure is ineffective, and few sentences are free of errors.
- The main idea and/or point of view of the response is not identified.
- Any organization that is present fails to present an effective sequence of ideas.
- The candidate fails to include statements that contribute effectively to the development of the response.
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U |
The response is unrelated to the assigned topic, illegible, primarily in a language other than English, not of sufficient length to score, or merely a repetition of the assignment. |
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B |
There is no response to the assignment. |
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