- Essays are
graded as follows:
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1- The '1' essay is seriously
flawed on the mechanical, syntactical, and/or rhetorical
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levels. It may be
- a. Off-topic;
- b. Unfocused,
illogical, incoherent and/or undeveloped;
- c. Dogged by
persistent writing errors.
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2- The '2' essay addresses
the topic but lacks coherence and/or adequate
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development. It may be characterized by:
- a. A pattern of
serious usage, grammatical or syntactical errors that impair
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meaning;
- b. Little knowledge
of essay form and/or paragraphing;
- c. A lack of related
and/or specific support.
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3- The '3' essay
shows some evidence of development; however, it tends to be
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underdeveloped and/or poorly organized. It may:
- a. Respond to the
topic, but only in generalization;
- b. Neglect part of
the writing task;
- c. Display a pattern
of mechanical errors that impair meaning.
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4- The '4' essay clearly
passes. It may:
- a. Provide adequate
organization;
- b. Provide adequate,
but sometimes rather scant, support;
- c. Demonstrate
acceptable proficiency in written English, though it may;
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have errors in sentence structure, usage, mechanics, etc.;
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5- The '5' essay is
characterized by a clear sense of essay form and paragraphing,
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and strong, but not flawless, written English. It may:
- a. Demonstrate
intellectual content, thesis support, and vocabulary superior
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to that of a '4';
- b. Make appropriate
connections between the reading's issues and
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examples from outside the reading;
- c. Display sentence
variety;
- d. Have few usage or
syntactic errors.
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6- The '6' essay will be
fluent, well-developed, and well-organized. It will show:
- a. Sophisticated,
topic-related ideas;
- b. A clear
organizational framework;
- c. Superior command
of written English;
- d. Precise, vivid
language which may contain an occasional flaw;
- e. Sentence variety;
- f. Effective,
specific supporting statements.
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