Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Criteria
Insufficient
1
Developing
2
Sufficient
3
Exemplary
4
Needs an
1. Introduction clearly
introduction that
states the writers thesis.
states the thesis.
3. Text-based evidence
and analysis supports
the writers claims.
4. High-utility academic
vocabulary words are
included in the essay.
Needs high-utility
academic words.
5. Transitional words or
phrases introduce claims, Needs transitional
evidence, or new ideas. words or phrases.
6. A counter-argument is
clearly stated.
Needs a counterargument.
Score
7. The concluding
Needs a concluding
paragraph restates the
paragraph that
writers thesis using new
restates the thesis.
wording.
5-6 errors.
1-2 errors.
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3-4 errors.
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