THE 4-2 SPY FLY NEWS

ORGANIZATION

DEVELOPMENT

SENTENCE STRUCTURE

WORD CHOICE

MECHANICS

6

6  Effective Organization

• Coherent
• Has a strong beginning, middle,
and end
• Purposeful use of transition
• Has paragraphing

6  Effective Development

• Strong use of examples, evidence, or other supporting details
• Clear focus maintained

6  Effective Control of Sentence Structure

• Sentences are complete and varied

6  Effective Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage

• Vivid
• Economical
• Precise

6  Effective Demonstration of Mechanics

• May have minor errors in standard written English

5

5  Good Organization

• Logical progression of ideas
• Has a clear beginning, middle,
and end
• Sufficient use of transition
• Has paragraphing

5  Good Development

• Clear use of evidence or other
supporting details
• Clear focus

5  Good Control of Sentence Structure

• Complete and correct sentences
• Some evidence of sentence variety

5  Good Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage

• Economical
• Precise

5  Good Demonstration of Mechanics

• Few errors in standard written
English

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4  Adequate Organization

• Some evidence of a logical order
• May lack a beginning, middle, or end
• Has transition
• Has paragraphing

4  Adequate Development

• Sufficient use of examples,
evidence, or other supporting details
• May lack a continued focus

4  Adequate Control of Sentence Structure

• Minor errors in structure
• May lack sentence variety

4  Adequate Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage

• Appropriate
• Somewhat simplistic

4  Adequate Demonstration of Mechanics

• Some errors in standard written English

3

3  Limited Organization

• Some evidence of organization
• May lack a beginning, middle, or end
• Limited use of transition
• Some evidence of paragraphing

3  Limited Development

• Some use of examples, evidence, or other supporting details
• Some evidence of focus

3  Limited Control of Sentence Structure

• Some errors in sentence structure

3  Limited Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage

• Rambling
• Repetitive
• Simplistic

3  Limited Demonstration of Mechanics • Frequent errors in standard written English

2

2  Minimal Organization

• Lacks organization
• Lacks clear transition

2  Minimal Development

• Lacks sufficient examples,
evidence, or other supporting details
• Unclear focus

2 Minimal Control of Sentence Structure

• Contains some incomplete sentences and/or run-on sentences

2  Minimal Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage

• Inadequate
• Repetitive

2  Minimal Demonstration of Mechanics

• Consistent violations of standard written English

1

1  Inadequate or No Organization

• Difficult to follow
• No transition

1  Inadequate Development

• Lacks examples, evidence, or
other supporting details
• No focus

1  Inadequate or Incorrect Sentence Structure

• Contains numerous incomplete sentences and/or run-on sentences

1  Inadequate Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage

• Inappropriate
• Incorrect

1  Inadequate Demonstration of Mechanics

• Serious and consistent violations of standard written English