WRITING IN THE CONTENT AREAS

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writing in the content areas

Students are required to complete a writing assignment in each class once per nine-week grading period. Assignments will last 30 minutes each session and be assessed using the following rubric:

Score	Errors	Organization	Key Ideas	Sentence Variety and Word Choice	Impact on Reader
Outstanding 6 points	A few minor errors	Good	Clearly explains or illustrates	Yes	Dramatic
Strong 5 points	A few minor errors	Generally Good	Explains or illustrates	Some	Strong
Competent 4 points	Some errors in mechanics, usage, or sentence structure	Adequate	Explains or illustrates some of key ideas	Adequate	Somewhat
Limited 3 points	Pattern or accumulation of errors	Inadequate	Inadequate explanation or illustration of key ideas	Limited or inappropriate word choice	None
Flawed 2 points	Serious Errors	Weak	Little or no relevant detail	Serious Errors	Questions
Deficient 1 point	Serious and persistent	Incoherent	Undeveloped	Serious and persistent	Confusion

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