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Does Not Meet Expectations
Partially Meets Expectations
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations
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Structure
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Little or no sense of main idea, organization, or continuity
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Focused but lacks essay structure or appropriate paragraphing
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Basic essay structure employed to address main idea: appropriate introduction, unified body paragraphs, functional conclusion
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Sharply focused introduction of main idea, body with appropriate paragraphing, separate conclusion, smooth flow of discussion
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Correctness
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Frequent major errors, sentence-level breakdowns blocking writer-to-reader communication
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Numerous and/or serious errors disrupt writer-to-reader connection
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Some distracting errors may be present, but do not disrupt writer-to-reader connection
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Errors, if present, are minor and infrequent
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Content/Audience
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Discussion entails few sentences and/or remains overly general/superficial with little or no sense of audience.
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Discussion is only partially developed with details and/or illustration
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Most paragraphs contain supporting detail and/or illustration adequate to meet audience needs
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All paragraphs are thoroughly developed and effectively illustrated, consistent awareness of audience throughout
