MEA Writing Rubric

    Stylistic & Rhetorical Aspects of Writing   Topic Idea Development          
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Little topic     Limited topic Moderate topic  Well developed with Fully developed with Topic and details  
development an /or   development, focus development, focus control and relevant strong details richly developed  
organization, few   and/or details and details   details   Sustained voice and/ Distinctive voice,  
details     Evidence of voice Some voice   Consistent voice or tone with   tone, and style  
Possible evidence of    Limited variety in  Some variety in  Variety in language  emerging style Rich use of language  
voice     language used language used used (wording and Effective use of       
Simplistic language   (wording and  (wording and  sentence structure) language        
(wording and    sentence structure) sentence structure)              
sentence structure)                        
                           
Topic Development    Organization   Details     Language/Style      
            The degree to which the response The degree to which manipulation of    
The overall effect of the essay The degree to which the response is includes examples that develop the language including vocabulary, word    
      Focused     main points     choice, word combination, and    
      Clearly and logically ordered       sentence variety, is effective    
      Clairfied by paragraphs                  
                           
      Standard English Conventions                
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Errors seriously interfere with Errors interfere somewhat with Errors do not interfere with Control of a variety of sentence    
communication and/or   communication and/or   communication and/or   structures, grammar usage    
Little control of  sentence structure, Few or no errors in simplistic or Few errors relative to length of  and mechanics      
grammar and usage , and   limited text in first-draft writing essay or complexity of sentence Length and complexity of essay    
mechanics in first-draft writing       structure, grammar and usage and provide opportunity for student to     
            mechanics in first-draft writing show control of Standard English    
                  conventions on first-draft writing    
  Sentences   Grammar and Usage     Mechanics        
The degree to which the response includes The degree to which the response demonstrates The degree to which the response demonstrates    
sentences that are correct in structure   correct       correct          
        Use of standard grammatical rules of English Punctuation          
        Word usage and vocabulary   Capitalization        
                Spelling