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Writing Assessment Program
Holistic Scoring: Scale: 4 (Adequate)
A score of 4 designates an adequate piece of expositional or referential writing.
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Focus: the main idea is clear or clearly implicit, and the topic is partially limited.
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Organization: a logical plan is signaled by transitions; the essay's beginning and end are somewhat effective.
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Development: most major ideas are set off by paragraphs which mainly have stated or implied topics; the main idea and almost all major points are supported by concrete, specific detail.
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Style: sentences in paragraphs are subordinate to topics; word choice is almost always accurate; tone is sometimes appropriate.
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Correctness: there may be a few major and minor mechanical errors.
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*References: source material is incorporated logically and adequately; sources are documented accurately for the most part.
Sample Essays
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Last Updated 28 January 2008
by Dave Reinheimer