UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR ADVANCED INTENSIVE ENGLISH II

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SEMESTER I / 2018

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT WRITING MID-TERM EXAM

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 ADVANCED INTENSIVE ENGLISH II MIDTERM WRITING RUBRIC

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Format, Poor Fair Good N/A
Content & 0 pts 0.5 pts 1 pts
Structure - None of the writing is - Some of the writing is - Most of the writing is
(10%) about the topic. about the topic. about the topic.
- The paragraph does not - The paragraph answers - The paragraph answers
explicitly answer the nearly all parts of the all parts of the question
question. question. with interesting
- The writing is - The writing is information.
disorganized, having only somewhat organized, - The writing is
an unstructured having an introduction organized, having an
paragraph. and body sentences, but introduction, body and
missing a conclusion conclusion sentences.
sentence.
- Some logical - Clear, logical
- No logical progression progression of ideas in progression of ideas;
of ideas, no use of some parts of the uses appropriate
transitions between paragraph, but not transitions and sentence
sentences. others; a few transitions, variety.
but not throughout the
whole paragraph.
- Writing needs to be - Writing is somewhat - Writing captures
more interesting and interesting and mature. audiences' attention.
mature.
Grammar Poor Fair Good Excellent
(40%) 1 pts 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts
- More than 10 errors in - 7 to 10 errors in - 3 to 6 errors in sentence - 1 to 2 errors in sentence
sentence structure, sentence structure, structure, verbs, parts of structure, verbs, parts of
verbs, parts of speech, verbs, parts of speech, speech, pronouns, speech, pronouns,
pronouns, prepositions... pronouns, prepositions... prepositions... prepositions...
Vocabulary Poor Fair Good Excellent
(30%) 0 pts 1 pts 2 pts 3 pts
- Poor word choice; most - Simple word choice; - Good word choice; - Many new words used
words are used some words are used some effort is made to correctly; strong efforts
incorrectly; sentences incorrectly; sentences use complex sentences to expand the
are simple and do not are simple and send a and new vocabulary; vocabulary; words and
send a basic message. basic message. there are some mistakes expressions are
- No detailed expressions. - Almost no detailed but the argument of the eloquently presented.
- Use of the L1. expressions. paragraph is clear.
Spelling Poor Fair Good Excellent
(20%) 0 pts 1 pts 1.5 pts 2 pts
- 7 or more spelling - 4 to 6 spelling errors. - 2 to 3 spelling errors. - 0 to 1 spelling errors.
errors.
TOTAL

SCORE