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Stating a Main Idea/Topic
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Your writing does not
have a main idea. Your reader has to make a lot of guesses
about what your topic may be. Or: Your topic is too
broad/big. You need to narrow it down to what's most
important.
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Your topic is narrowed
down and beginning to emerge but there is not yet one
clear message or purpose that the reader can identify.
Think of what's most important.
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You have narrowed down
your topic. The message or purpose of your writing is
clear to your reader. Think about: So why does this
matter?
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You have an interesting
and original topic with a message or purpose that is
clear to the reader. Your topic is insightful and shows
what you think is important in life.
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Focusing the Topic
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Some of your ideas
or details are focused on the main topic. Think about:
Does each detail help to explain/describe my main idea?
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Most of your ideas
or details are focused on the main topic. Think about:
Do all my details help to explain/describe my main idea?
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All of your ideas and
details are focused on one main topic/message. Think
about: Are there other ideas or details that would do
an even better job at explaining the main idea?
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All your ideas and
details are focused on one main topic/message. Your
details effectively home in on what's most important.
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Adding Supporting
Details
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You have not added
enough details to help support/prove your main idea.
Or: Your details are not accurate. Think about: What
other ideas could I add to help explain the main idea?
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Some of the details
you chose point to what your main idea might be. Your
ideas tell-but do not yet show- what you are trying
to say. Think about what you could add to help your
reader visualize your details better.
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The details you chose
help bring across the main idea/ topic. Your ideas show-and
don't just tell- what you are trying to say. The details
you chose make your writing interesting. Think about
adding more insightful ideas.
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The details you chose
help bring across the main idea. Your ideas show what
you are trying to say. The details you chose make your
writing interesting and insightful ( critical thinking).
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Developing the Main
Idea/Topic
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You did not yet include
enough relevant details to develop or build your main
idea/topic into an accurate and interesting piece of
writing.
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You included some relevant
details to develop or build your main idea/topic into
an accurate piece of writing.
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You included enough
relevant details to develop your main idea/topic into
an interesting and accurate piece of writing. .
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You included enough
relevant and insightful details to develop your main
idea/topic into an interesting and accurate piece of
writing.
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Revision of Writing
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There is not enough
evidence in your final draft to show that you revised
your writing to narrow down and focus your main idea,
and that you added or removed details.
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There is some evidence
in your final draft to show that you revised your writing
to narrow down and focus your main idea, and that you
added or removed details.
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There is enough evidence
in your final draft to show that you revised your writing
to narrow down and focus your main idea, and that you
added or removed details.
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There is enough evidence
in your final draft to show that you revised your writing
to focus you narrow down the main idea, and changed
some details to make them more insightful.
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