EDITING SYMBOLS

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S
S/P
S/P Singular or plural

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 RUBRICS FOR ASSESSING WRITING

CATEGORY 5 marks 4 marks 3marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks

TASK All requested One section is Two sections are Three sections Four sections Four or more sections
COMPLETION information is kept missing. missing. are missing. are missing. are missing. Student did
in a logical One piece of Two pieces of Three pieces of Four pieces of not do the task as
sequence. information is not information are information are information are requested.
There is one clear, kept in a logical not kept in a not kept in a not kept in a Information is not kept in
well-focused topic. sequence. logical sequence. logical sequence. logical a logical sequence.
sequence.

LANGUAGE Correct use of One to three Three to five More than five Sentences are Severe grammar
structures and a grammar grammar grammar incomplete. problems interfere
AND good range of problems. problems. Some problems that Little use of greatly with the
vocabulary Although they do of them break have negative vocabulary for message; reader cant
VOCABULARY
according to the not impede down effect on the task. understand what the
level. communication. communication. communication. writer is trying to say
Three to five
One to three vocabulary Limited use of Almost no use of
vocabulary mistakes. vocabulary for the vocabulary for the level
mistakes. task.

LAYOUT Complies with all Satisfactorily Complies with Complies with Complies with Doesnt comply with
the requirements for complies with almost all the some of the few of the less than 75% of the
AND LENGTH the type of text. almost all the requirements for requirements for requirements requirements for the
requirements for the type of text. the type of text. for the type of type of text.
Appropriate number the type of text. Some information Some information text.
of words. Appropriate is not in the is not in the Information is
number of words. required format. required format. not in the
required
Appropriate Too many or too format.
number of words few words
Too many or
too few words

MECHANICS No spelling or One spelling or Two spelling or Three to four Four to five More than five spelling
punctuation errors. punctuation error. punctuation spelling or spelling or or punctuation errors.
Good use of Many connectors errors. Some punctuation punctuation No use of connectors.
connectors. are used. connectors are errors. A few errors. Limited
used connectors are use of
used. connectors.

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