Scoring Guide—used for both performance assessments

Criteria

3

2

1

Background Information

Includes thorough background information, variety of sentence structure, length, and style.

Includes adequate background information. Evidence of varied sentence structure.

Includes incomplete background information.  Lack of variety of sentence structure.

Audience & Purpose

Audience and purpose are well established.

Audience and purpose identification are attempted.

Audience and purpose are unclear.

Text Features

Includes 3 to 5 appropriate text features.

Includes 2 appropriate text features.

Includes 1 or fewer text features.

Text Elements

Includes 3 to 5 appropriate text elements.

Includes 2 appropriate text elements.

Includes 1 or fewer text elements.