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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 Essay
Score 4
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