Writing Power-Ideas
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Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Stating a Main Idea/Topic
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.
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.
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?
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
Some of your ideas or details are focused on the main topic. Think about: Does each detail help to explain/describe my main idea?
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?
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?
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
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?
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.
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.
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
You did not yet include enough relevant details to develop or build your main idea/topic into an accurate and interesting piece of writing.
You included some relevant details to develop or build your main idea/topic into an accurate piece of writing.
You included enough relevant details to develop your main idea/topic into an interesting and accurate piece of writing. .
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
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.
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.
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.
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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