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  • Diction

  • Range

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    • Some accurate active verbs
    • Functional diction
    • Mostly accurate active verbs when appropriate – minimizes be/ have/ ~ing
    • Functional diction
    • Strong, active verbs when appropriate – minimizes be/ have/ ~ing
    • Words effectively convey intended message
    • Effective diction
    • Powerful, energizing active verbs when appropriate – minimizes be/ have/ ~ing
    • Words precisely convey intended message
    • Precise diction
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    • Some appropriate academic language
    • Some appropriate academic language
    • Some appropriate basic content language
    • Academic, task specific content language generally correct
    • Attempts at sophisticated vocab
    • Varied academic, content language mostly correct
    • Attempts at sophisticated vocab
    • Broad range of academic language mostly correct
    • Generally effective use of sophisticated, varied vocab
    • Broad range of academic language overwhelmingly impactful, correct
    • Overwhelmingly effective use of sophisticated, varied, powerful vocab
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  • Spelling

  • Grammar

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    • Most task/ content specific language correct
    • Most general academic, task/ content specific language correct
    • Almost all correct
    • Several errors do not obstruct meaning
    • Almost all correct
    • Errors do not hinder reading
    • Few or no mistakes
    • Few or no mistakes
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    • Capitalization errors ≤ pages
    • Capitalization/ end punctuation errors ≤ pages
    • Capitalization/ punctuation (excluding commas) errors ≤ pages
    • Grammar does not obstruct meaning
    • Capitalization/ punctuation (no commas)/ subject-verb agreement errors ≤ pages
    • Grammar does not hinder reading
    • Capitalization/ punctuation (w/ commas)/ subject-verb agreement/ vague pronoun reference errors ≤ pages
    • Grammar contributes to readability
    • Capitalization/ punctuation (w/ commas)/ subject-verb agreement/ vague pronoun reference / misplaced modifier errors ≤ pages
    • Strong grammar contributes to readability
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  • Register

  • Craft

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  • Fluency

  • Concision

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