ASSESSED SKILLS

Reasoning

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Reasoning Skills in Writing

reasons with assistance

reasons with limited

reasons independently

reasons independently

using a simple ideas

assistance using a

using ideas of some

using complex ideas

variety of simple and

complexity

Communication

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Communication Skills in

communicates unclearly

communicates with some

communicates clearly and

communicates clearly,

5)      a positive prediction

Writing

or only with assistance

clarity and some precision

precisely

precisely, and confidently

6)      a radical resolve

Organization of Ideas

7)      a new personal credo

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Organization of Ideas in

organizes ideas

organizes ideas

organizes ideas

organizes ideas

Revising and Editing

Writing

incompletely or only with

independently, but in a

independently,

independently,

After your Rough Draft is finished, it is time to begin the important revising and editing process. All writing can be improved with

assistance

mechanical and sequential

appropriately and logically

appropriately and in

thoughtful careful revisions, while editing can catch pesky errors that may impede the clarity and brilliance of your ideas or simply

way

complex and logical ways

distract the reader.

Application of Language Conventions

1.Revising:

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Revising involves rethinking and rewriting your original essay. Choose at least 4 of the following strategies to improve your essay:

Application of Conventions

applies language

applies language

independently applies

independently applies

in Writing

conventions with

conventions with limited

most language

almost all language

1)      add at least 1 new fact or idea

assistance

conventions studied

conventions studied

2)      delete unnecessary words or phrases (like, well, very, really, then, etc.)

Organization of Ideas

3)      delete unnecessary sentences (repetitive or redundant ones)

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

organizes information to

4)      improve the vocabulary (vivify at least 7 words)

convey  a central idea,

using well-linked paragraphs

5)      re-write the opening and closing sentences

6)      improve syntax  (try parallelism, balance, inversion)

7)      examine the organization (transitions, logical paragraphing)

8)      seek the advice of a revising partner

NOTE: Make your revisions easily identifiable for your Marker by printing a hard copy of your essay and making the revisions in ink

(yes, by hand). Then return to your computer to make final revisions.

Editing:

Editing and Proofreading involves checking and correcting the mechanics or conventions of writing. Try these techniques to find dreaded

typos and annoying no-nos:

1)      Start at the end of your essay and read it backwards one sentence at a time.

2)      CHANGE sentences or words that do not make sense!!

3)      CORRECT spelling, punctuation, capitalization, verb tenses, grammar, and word usage (eradicate over-used words!)

4)      Read your edited essay aloud (to yourself or that helpful partner), listening for awkward or incomplete passages

5)      RE-READ your revised, edited, proofread essay one last time before preparing the Good Copy (breathe a sigh of relief!)

First Term Language Program