- Focused on topic
- Logical progression of ideas
- Sentence structure varied
- Mature understanding of writing conventions
- Specific details
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- Focused on topic and includes few, if any, loosely related ideas
- Transitional devices strengthen organization
- Occasional errors; word choice is adequate
- Commonplace understanding of writing conventions
- Some specific details; support is loosely developed
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- Focused but may contain ideas that are loosely connected to the
topic
- Lacks logical progression of ideas
- General conventions are used
- Partial, limited understanding of writing conventions
- Development of support is uneven
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- Addresses topic but may lose focus by including loosely related
topics
- Includes a beginning, middle, and end, but these elements may be
brief
- Errors in basic conventions, but common words are spelled correctly
- Definite misunderstanding of writing conventions
- Development of support is erratic and nonspecific
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- Addresses topic but may focus by including loosely related ideas
- Has an organizational pattern but may lack completeness or closure
- Frequent and blatant errors in basic conventions; commonly used
words may be misspelled
- Obvious misunderstanding of writing conventions
- Little if any development of the supporting ideas; support may
consist of generalizations or fragmentary lists
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