New Measure Example
Any Class |
Essay Standard/Benchmark: Effective Communicator: Students write for a variety of audiences and purposes (i.e. narrative, persuasive, and informative forms) using well organizes paragraphs with adequate supporting evidence. Performance Task: Write an essay on an assigned topic or a topic of your choice. |
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| Performance Element | Excellent | Good | Average | Poor | Unacceptable |
| Idea Development (20 points) | Thesis is present and directly supported throughout essay. (18-20 points) | Thesis is present and most points supported. (16-17 points) | Thesis is present but vague; support may stray from thesis. (14-15 points) | Thesis is vague with little support or strays from thesis. (12-13 points) | Lacks thesis or organizing idea. (0-11 points) |
| Elaboration (50 points) | Well written, fully elaborates points addressed with clear, accurate, and detailed information to support thesis. (45 - 50 points) | Well written, most points elaborated with clear and detailed information to support thesis; may contain minor factual errors. (40 - 44 points) | Adequately written essay; some points elaborated; may contain factual errors or irrelevant information. (35 - 39 points) | Awkward writing style, points are general, factual errors present, and may stray from thesis. (30 - 34 points) | Poor writing style with little or no specific details, off topic, factual errors present. (0 - 29 points) |
| Organization (20 points) | Clearly organized and remains focused. (18 - 20 points) | Good organization with few statements out of place. (16 - 17 points) | Organization present but awkward; may contain several statements out of place, problems existing with introduction or conclusion; lack of topic sentences. (14 - 15 points) | Organization is confusing to the reader. Organization may lack proper paragraph construction, transitions, topic sentences, organizing support, or relevant information. (12-13 points) | Little or no structure present. Essay rambles aimlessly from topic to topic or is completely off topic. (0 - 11 points) |
| Mechanics (10 points) | Possesses no critical errors interfering with comprehension. (9 - 10 points) | Possesses 1-2 critical errors interfering with comprehension. (8 points) | Possesses 3-4 critical errors interfering with comprehension. (7 points) | Possesses 5-6 critical errors interfering with comprehension. (6 points) | Possesses 7 or more errors interfering with comprehension. (0 - 5 points) |