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 Paper Grading
Papers will be graded using PSSA Writing Rubric = Pennsylvania Writing Assessment Domain Scoring Guide =  *Is incoherent; i.e., words are legible but syntax is so garbled that responses make no sense.  *Is insufficient; i.e., does not include enough to assess domains adequately  *Is a blank paper ||  *Is readable but did not respond to the prompt. || rubric found at http://www.smasd.org/highschool/writingrubric.htm
 * ==== **Focus** ==== ||  **Content**  ||  **Organization**  ||  **Style**  ||  **Conventions**  ||
 *  The single controlling point made with an awareness of task (mode) about a specific topic. ||  The presence of ideas developed through facts, examples, anecdotes, details, opinions, statistics, reasons, and/or explanations.  ||  The order developed and sustained within and across paragraphs using transitional devices and including introduction and conclusion.  ||  The choice, use and arrangement of words and sentence structures that create tone and voice.  ||  Grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence formation.  ||
 * || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Focus** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Content**  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Organization**  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Style**  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Conventions**  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **4** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Sharp, distinct controlling point made about a single topic with evident awareness of task (mode).  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Substantial, specific, and/or illustrative content demonstrating strong development and sophisticated ideas.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Sophisticated arrangement of content with evident and/or subtle transitions.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Precise, illustrative use of a variety of words and sentence structures to create consistent writer's voice and tone appropriate to audience.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Evident control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage, and sentence formation.  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **3** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Apparent point made about a single topic with sufficient awareness of task (mode).  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Sufficiently developed content with adequate elaboration or explanation.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Functional arrangement of content that sustains a logical order with some evidence of transitions.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Generic use of a variety of words and sentence structures that may or may not create a writer's voice and tone appropriate to audience.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Sufficient control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage, and sentence formation.  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **2** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> No apparent point but evidence of a specific topic.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Limited content with inadequate elaboration or explanation.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Confused or inconsistent arrangement of content with or without attempts at transition.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Limited word choice and control of sentence structures that inhibit voice and tone.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Limited control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence formation.  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **1** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Minimal evidence of a topic.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Superficial and/or minimal content.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Minimal control of content arrangement.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Minimal variety in word choice and minimal control of sentence structures.  || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Minimal control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence formation.  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Non-Scoreable** || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> **Off-Prompt**  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> *Is illegible; i.e., includes so many indecipherable words that no sense can be made of the response.