ACPCE
Essay Writing
Name: ________________________ Teacher: ___________________

Title: ____________________________


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MEANING: Understanding of Task
Student demonstrates general lack of or minimal understanding of the task
Student demonstrates a basic understanding of task - some evidences of lack of understanding
Student demonstrates a very good understanding of the task
Student demonstrates an excellent understanding of the task
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DEVELOPMENT: The use of relevant and appropriate details to support main idea of essay
The use of a few details- some are irrelevant- to support main idea of essay
Some use of relevant details to support main idea of essay
Adequate use of details to support main idea of essay- Needs some more development
Excellent use of all relevant details to support main idea of essay.
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ORGANIZATION: Evidence of a beginning, middle and end of essay with use of transitional markers that create a flow of ideas or coherence
Partial evidence of a structure in the essay. No use of transitional markers and there is little evidence of coherence
Some evidence of a structure with room for improvement- Topic sentences and transitional markers are absent
Clear evidence of a structure with good use of transitional markers to create coherence
Excellent structure with clear cut beginning, middle and end There are evidences of topic sentences and transitional markers that create coherence.
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LANGUAGE USE: Word choice and sentence structure
Word choice is simple and evidence of only simple sentence structure. There are errors in sentence construction
Word choice is simple and there is some evidence of the use of more than only simple sentences. No errors in sentence construction
Use of mature vocabulary and evidence of a variety of sentence structure
Use of superior vocabulary and evidence of a variety of sentence structure
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CONVENTIONS: Punctuation, spelling and grammar
Many errors in spelling grammar and punctuation that hinder comprehension
Some errors in spelling grammar and punctuation that do not hinder comprehension
A few errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation that are not noticeable
No errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling
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