Lesson Five Formative Assessment with Writing Scoring Guide
Analyze and evaluate the letter you have been given from your local newspaper by completing the Persuasive Elements graphic organizer. Then, using the writing scoring guide, write a letter in response. Make your letter persuasive, including accurate use of logic, reasonableness, detail selection, word choice, organization, audience appeal of arguments, etc. When turning in your final copy, turn in all evidence of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, editing, and revising).
Use the following writing scoring guide when creating your response letter.
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Writing Process Scoring Guide |
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Prewriting |
Prewriting shows strong evidence of evaluation (some ideas will be used/other ideas discarded) and organization of ideas (outlining, webbing, clustering, chaining, T-chart, etc.). |
Prewriting shows organization of ideas (outlining, webbing, clustering, chaining, T- chart, etc.) with some evaluation of ideas. |
Prewriting shows organization through an appropriate graphic organizer. |
Shows little evidence of prewriting. |
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Rough draft has development of controlling idea that governs beginning, middle, and end. |
Rough draft has evidence of controlling idea that governs beginning, middle, and end. |
Rough draft has evidence of beginning, middle, and end. |
Rough draft lacks evidence of beginning, middle, and/or end.
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Revising |
Final draft shows revision of transitional devices, development of supporting details/examples AND effectively uses writing techniques such as voice, mood, tone, figurative language, point of view, etc. |
Final draft shows revision of transitional devices, development of supporting details/examples AND uses writing techniques such as voice, mood, tone, figurative language, point of view, etc. |
Final draft shows revision of either transitional devices OR development of supporting details/examples and attempts to use writing techniques. |
Final draft shows little revision of transitional devices and development of supporting details/examples and shows little or no evidence of writing techniques. |
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Editing |
Final draft may contain errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling that are not distracting to the reader. |
Final draft contains errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling that may be distracting to the reader. |
Final draft contains repeated errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization and/or spelling that are distracting to the reader. |
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Nonfiction Text Elements |
Final draft shows clear use of appropriate logic, reasonableness, and audience appeal of arguments, and shows a clear awareness of audience and purpose (written in correct business letter format). |
Final draft shows some use of logic, reasonableness and audience appeal of arguments and shows awareness of audience and purpose (written in correct business letter format).
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Final draft shows little use of logic, reasonableness and audience appeal of arguments and shows some awareness of audience and purpose (contains errors in business letter format).
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Final draft shows little or no awareness of audience or purpose. |
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Problem/solution |
Final draft identifies the problem, discusses weaknesses of opposing viewpoint(s), and proposes and evaluates an effective solution.
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Final copy identifies problem, discusses weaknesses of opposing viewpoint(s), and proposes an effective solution. |
Final copy identifies problem and opposing viewpoint and proposes solution. |
Final copy identifies problem and proposes solution. |