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Strong
5 pts
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Good
4 pts
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Fair
3 pts
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Weak
2 pts
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Poor
1 pts
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Effective treatment of topic within the context of the task
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Generally effective treatment of topic within the context of the task
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Suitable treatment of topic within the context of the task
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Unsuitable treatment of topic within the context of the task
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Almost no treatment of topic within the context of the task
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Demonstrate a high degree of comprehension of the sources' viewpoints, with very few minor inaccuracies
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Demonstrates comprehension of the sources' viewpoints; may include a few inaccuracies
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Demonstrates a moderate degree of comprehension of the sources' viewpoints; includes some inaccuracies
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Demonstrates a low degree of comprehension of the sources' viewpoints; information may be limited or inaccurate
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Demonstrates poor comprehension of the sources' viewpoints; includes frequent and significant inaccuracies
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Integrates content from all three sources in support of the essay
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Summarizes, with limited integration, content from all three sources in support of the essay
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Summarizes content from at least two sources in support of the essay
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Summarizes content from one or two sources; may not support the essay
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Mostly repeats statements from sources or may not refer to any sources
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Presents and defends the student's own viewpoint on the topic with a high degree of clarity; develops a persuasive argument with coherence and detail
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Presents and defends the student's own viewpoint on the topic with clarity; develops a persuasive argument with coherence
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Presents and defends the student's own viewpoint on the topic; develops a somewhat persuasive argument with some coherence
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Presents, or at least suggests, the student's own viewpoint on the topic; develops an unpersuasive argument
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Minimally suggests the student's own viewpoint on the topic; argument is underdeveloped or incoherent
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Organized essay; effective use of transitional elements or cohesive devices
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Organized essay; some effective use of transitional
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Some organization; limited use of transitional elements or cohesive devices
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Limited organization; ineffective use of transitional elements or cohesive devices
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Little to no organization; absence of transitional elements and cohesive devices
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Fully understandable, with ease and clarity of expression; occasional errors do not impede comprehensibility
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Fully understandable, with some errors which do not impede comprehensibility
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Generally understandable, with errors that may impede comprehensibility
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Partially understandable, with errors that force interpretation and cause confusion for the reader
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Barely understandable, with frequent or significant errors that impede comprehensibility
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Vocabulary and Idiomatic Language
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Varied and appropriate vocabulary and idiomatic language
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Varied and generally appropriate vocabulary and idiomatic language
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Appropriate but basic vocabulary and idiomatic language
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Limited vocabulary and idiomatic language
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Very few vocabulary resources
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Grammar, syntax, and usage
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Accuracy and variety in grammar, syntax, and usage with few errors
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General control of grammar, syntax, and usage
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Some control of grammar, syntax, and usage
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Limited control of grammar, syntax, and usage
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Little or no control of grammar, syntax, and usage
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Develops paragraph-length discourse with a variety of simple and compound sentences, and some complex sentences
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Develops mostly paragraph-length discourse with simple, compound and a few complex sentences
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Uses strings of mostly simple sentences, with few compound sentences
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Uses strings of simple sentences and phrases
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Very simple sentences or fragments
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