LESSON SIX FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT WITH SCORING GUIDE

 

Students revise and edit their previously written persuasive letter to the editor of their local newspaper (rough draft and prewriting were done in lesson five). 

 

Using the writing process scoring guide below, revise your previously written persuasive response letter.

 

 

Writing Process Scoring Guide

Criteria

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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. 

 

Drafting

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

Editing

 

Final draft contains few errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling.

 

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.

 

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).

 

 

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).

 

 

Final draft shows little or no awareness of audience or purpose.

 

Problem/solution

 

Final draft identifies the problem, discusses weaknesses of opposing viewpoint(s), and proposes and evaluates an effective solution.

 

 

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.