Criteria

Descriptors

Content and Organization

·   information is relevant to the topic

·   text is well organized

·   content is easily understood

·   text is written mostly in pupil's own words

·   some information is irrelevant to the topic

·   text is fairly well organized

·   content is sometimes difficult to follow

·   chunks of the text are not written in pupil's own words

·   information is irrelevant to the topic

·   text is poorly organized

·   content cannot be understood

·   text is not written in pupil's own words

8

6

                          4

2

0

Vocabulary

·   correct use of varied and rich vocabulary

·   appropriate choice of  word/idiom 

·   use of appropriate register

·   correct use of appropriate vocabulary

·   several errors in choice of word/idiom

·   occasional use of inappropriate register

·   very limited or inappropriate vocabulary

·   frequent errors in choice of word/idiom

·   use of inappropriate register

8

6

4

2

0

Language Use

·   correct use of advanced language structures

·   hardly any errors of word order, connectors, pronouns, prepositions

·   correct use of basic language structures

·   incorrect or no use of advanced language structures

·   several errors of word order, connectors,  pronouns, prepositions

·   consistent incorrect use of basic language structures

·   frequent errors of word order, connectors, pronouns, prepositions

16

12

8

4

0

Mechanics

·   hardly any errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, correct use of paragraphing

·   several errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, run-ons, limited use of paragraphing

·   frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization,  run-ons, no paragraphing

8

6

4

2

0