Friday, 7 October 2016

Clarification on paragraph marking

Hello 12s,

I was asked to further clarify the marking focus for our recent assignments which I am happy to do. Hopefully this will help:
Ms. S

Paragraph rubric /5 for mastery of:

·      PEE/C
·      Evidence supports Point clearly/embedded quotes
·      Organization/transitions
·      Mechanics
·      Style/content/sophistication

Paragraphs marked out of 5 are assessed on these elements from beginning 1 to mastery 5

·      Interesting/on -topic, topic sentence, reflecting thought and insight; focussed on one interesting main idea.
·      Interesting, concrete and descriptive examples with explanations that relate to the topic
·      Thoughtful, logical progression of supporting examples; Mature transitions between ideas.
·      Appropriate tone/diction; distinctive voice; pleasing variety in sentence structure; vivid diction, precise word choice

·      Consistent standard usage, punctuation and spelling.