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Holistic
Scoring: Scale: 3 (Developing)
A score of 3
designates a developing piece of expositional or referential writing.
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Focus:
the main idea is unclear, and the topic is
only partially limited.
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Organization:
there is an attempted plan which the
reader must infer; the essay's beginning and end may be ineffective.
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Development:
some major ideas are set off by
paragraphs which may have stated or implied topics; some major points in paragraphs are
supported by concrete, specific detail.
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Style:
sentences may not be subordinate to topics;
word choice is generally accurate; tone is often inappropriate.
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Correctness:
some major and minor mechanical
errors are present.
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*References:
source material is incorporated but
sometimes inappropriately or unclearly; documentation is accurate only occasionally.
Sample Essay
Score 3
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