Scoring FCAT Writing Bistrican English II Graders name

Scoring FCAT Writing Bistrican | English II Grader’s name: _________ Class period: ____ Student number of paper being graded: __________ Class period: ____

Score 6 q. Writing is on topic and insightful q. Well-organized q. Transitions (higher level) q. Specific supporting details are excellent q. May use creative writing strategies q. Excellent vocabulary q. Few to no convention/grammar errors

Score 5 q. Writing is on topic q. Well-organized q. Transitions (mostly higher level) q. Specific supporting detail that is adequate q. Good vocabulary q Mostly no convention errors

Score 4 q. Writing is mostly on topic and hardly goes off track q. Some organization q. Good transitions q. Good supporting details, but needs to be more specific q. Vocabulary is good at times, but it could be better q. Some convention errors

Score 3 q. Writing is on topic, but it has a tendency to go off track q. Some organization, but the writer’s thought process can be confusing at times q. Not enough supporting details q. Vocabulary is okay, but could be better q. Some convention errors

Score 2 q. Writing is on topic, but sometimes contains ideas that have nothing to do with the topic q. Organization: beginning, middle, and end are present, but sometimes the writer’s thought process is confusing q. Not enough supporting details, or they are repeated q. Many grammatical errors, including the basics

Score 1 q. Only stays on topic for a little while, but has extra ideas that don’t make sense q. Not very organized or incomplete q. Few or no supporting details q. Vocabulary isn’t good, uses basic words q. Frequent errors, especially the basics