Scoring FCAT Writing Bistrican | English II

1. Scoring FCAT WritingBistrican | English II Grader’s name: _________________ Class period: ____ Student number of paper being graded: ____________________ Class period: ____

2. Score 6 • Writing is on topic and insightful • Well-organized • Transitions (higher level) • Specific supporting details are excellent • May use creative writing strategies • Excellent vocabulary • Few to no convention/grammar errors

3. Score 5 • Writing is on topic • Well-organized • Transitions (mostly higher level) • Specific supporting detail that is adequate • Good vocabulary • Mostly no convention errors

4. Score 4 • Writing is mostly on topic and hardly goes off track • Some organization • Good transitions • Good supporting details, but needs to be more specific • Vocabulary is good at times, but it could be better • Some convention errors

5. Score 3 • Writing is on topic, but it has a tendency to go off track • Some organization, but the writer’s thought process can be confusing at times • Not enough supporting details • Vocabulary is okay, but could be better • Some convention errors

6. Score 2 • Writing is on topic, but sometimes contains ideas that have nothing to do with the topic • Organization: beginning, middle, and end are present, but sometimes the writer’s thought process is confusing • Not enough supporting details, or they are repeated • Many grammatical errors, including the basics

7. Score 1 • Only stays on topic for a little while, but has extra ideas that don’t make sense • Not very organized or incomplete • Few or no supporting details • Vocabulary isn’t good, uses basic words • Frequent errors, especially the basics