MAP essay scoring guide = 4 Points
• Has an effective beginning, middle and end • well developed • introduction states what the paper contains • Uses paragraphing appropriately • Contains a strong, controlling idea • Progresses in a logical order • Clearly shows an awareness of audience and purpose • Has few errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation • Effectively uses writing techniques • imagery • metaphor, simile • humor • point of view • voice • questions • exclamatory sentences • your personality shines through • Sentences are clear and varied in structure • open with a past participle • open with an adjective phrase • open with a noun clause • Clearly addresses topic; uses specific and relevant details • Uses precise and vivid language • uses strong, active verbs • Uses effective cohesive devices • transitions • repetition • synonyms for key words • pronouns • I, he, she, we, they, them • parallel structure • body follows thesis statement • each paragraph has topic, body and concluding sentences |
MAP Essay Scoring Guide = 3 points
• Has a beginning, middle and end • Uses paragraphing • Contains a controlling idea • Generally progresses in a logical order • Shows an awareness of audience and purpose • Errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization & punctuation are not distracting to reader • Uses writing techniques • Sentences are clear and show some variety in structure • Addresses the topic; uses relevant details • Uses language that is usually precise • May use cohesive devices |
MAP Essay Scoring Guide = 2 points
• Has evidence of a beginning, middle and end • beginning and end sentence only • Shows evidence of paragraphing • indented • Contains some sense of direction, but lacks focus • May not progress in a logical order • off to a good start, but fades • Shows some awareness of audience and purpose • Errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization & punctuation may be distracting to reader • May uses writing techniques • Sentences are generally clear, but lacks variety in structure • sentences all begin the same way • Addresses the topic; some details are not relevant • May use imprecise language • At times is awkward and lacks cohesion |
MAP Essay Scoring Guide = 1 point
• Lacks evidence of a beginning, middle and end • extremely brief • Lacks evidence of paragraphing • Is difficult to follow and lacks focus • Does not progress in a logical order and digresses to unrelated topics • Shows little or no awareness of audience and purpose • Contains many errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization & punctuation • Must be deciphered instead of read • Does not use writing techniques • Sentences are unclear and lacks variety in structure • May address the topic, but lacks details • severely underdeveloped • Uses imprecise language • Is awkward and lacks cohesion |