Fairfax County Public Schools - PALS: Performance Assessment for Language Students

Upper Level Writing Tasks - Analytic Rubric

Important! To grade the student's performance, please see Scoring the Upper Level Writing Task.

 

Task Completion

1	Minimal completion of the task; content is extremely superficial; ideas are repetitive and/or irrelevant; paragraphing is haphazard
2-3	Partial completion of the task; content is superficial; ideas are sometimes repetitive and/or irrelevant; paragraphing is generally inappropriate
4-5	Completion of the task; content is adequate; ideas are relevant; paragraphing is appropriate
6	Completion of the task; content is adequate; ideas are relevant; paragraphing is appropriate

Comprehensibility

1	Text barely comprehensible, requiring frequent interpretation on the part of the reader
2	Text mostly comprehensible, requiring some interpretation on the part of the reader
3	Text comprehensible, requiring minimal interpretation on the part of the reader
4	Text readily comprehensible, requiring no interpretation on the part of the reader

Level of Discourse

1	Predominant use of single-clause sentences with a few multi-clause sentences, little or no linkage between sentences
2	Blend of single-clause and multi-clause sentences with mostly coordinating clauses and an occasional subordinating clause, limited use of cohesive devices
3	Adequate blend of single-clause and multi-clause sentences with some coordinating clauses and a few subordinating clauses, appropriate use and range of cohesive devices
4	Variety of single-clause and frequent multi-clause sentences with some coordinating and several subordinating clauses, appropriate use and wide range of cohesive devices

Vocabulary

1	Inadequate range and use of vocabulary
2-3	Limited range of vocabulary, use sometimes inaccurate and/or inappropriate
4-5	Varied range of vocabulary, use generally accurate and appropriate, a few idiomatic expressions
6	Wide range of vocabulary; use mainly accurate and appropriate, including some idiomatic expressions

 Grammar

1	Emerging use of basic language structures and minimal or no use of advanced language structures
2-3	Emerging control of basic language structures with some advanced language structures
4-5	Control of basic language structures and emerging use of advanced language structures
6	Control of basic language structures and emerging control of advanced language structures

 

Important! To grade the student's performance, please see Scoring the Upper Level Writing Task.

 

Last update: September 1999

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