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CATEGORY
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4 - Above Standards
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3 - Meets Standards
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2 - Approaching Standards
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1 - Below Standards
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Score
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Position Statement
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The position statement provides a clear, strong statement of the author\'s position on the topic.
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The position statement provides a clear statement of the author\'s position on the topic.
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A position statement is present, but does not make the author\'s position clear.
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There is no position statement.
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Support for Position
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Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader\'s concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument.
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Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
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Includes 2 pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.
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Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences).
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Evidence and Examples
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All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author\'s position.
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Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the author\'s position.
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At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the author\'s position.
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Evidence and examples are NOT relevant AND/OR are not explained.
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Accuracy
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All supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately.
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Almost all supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately.
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Most supportive facts and statistics are reported accurately.
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Most supportive facts and statistics were inaccurately reported.
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Sequencing
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Arguments and support are provided in a logical order that makes it easy and interesting to follow the author\'s train of thought.
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Arguments and support are provided in a fairly logical order that makes it reasonably easy to follow the author\'s train of thought.
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A few of the support details or arguments are not in an expected or logical order, distracting the reader and making the essay seem a little confusing.
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Many of the support details or arguments are not in an expected or logical order, distracting the reader and making the essay seem very confusing.
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Transitions
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A variety of thoughtful transitions are used. They clearly show how ideas are connected
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Transitions show how ideas are connected, but there is little variety
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Some transitions work well, but some connections between ideas are fuzzy.
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The transitions between ideas are unclear OR nonexistent.
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Closing paragraph
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The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the writer\'s position. Effective restatement of the position statement begins the closing paragraph.
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The conclusion is recognizable. The author\'s position is restated within the first two sentences of the closing paragraph.
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The author\'s position is restated within the closing paragraph, but not near the beginning.
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There is no conclusion - the paper just ends.
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Grammar & Spelling
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Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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