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Table 2.1. The scoring of each component is as follows:
1. Relevance and Adequacy of Content
30 Good development of thesis, relevant to assigned topic
23 Limited development of thesis, mostly relevant to topic, but lacks detail
15 Inadequate development of topic
7 Does not show knowledge of topic, not enough to evaluate
2. Compositional Organization
20 Fluent expression, ideas clearly stated supported, well-organized, logical
sequencing generic structure of recount text, cohesive 15
Loosely organized but main ideas stand out, limited support, logical but incomplete sequencing
10 Non-fluent, ideas confused or disconnected, lacks logical sequencing and
development 5
Does not communicate, no organization, or not enough to evaluate
3. Adequacy of vocabulary for purpose
20 Sophisticated range, effective word choice
15 Adequate range, occasional errors of word choice, meaning not obscured
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10 Limited range, frequent errors of word choice, meaning confused or
obscured 5
Essentially translation, little knowledge of English vocabulary, word form, or not enough to evaluate
4. Language Use
25 Effective complex constructions, few errors of agreement, tensesimple
past tense, word orderfunction 18
Effective but simple constructions, minor problems in complex constructions, several errors of agreement, tense simple past tenseword
orderfunction, but meaning seldom obscured 12
Major problems in simplecomplex constructions, frequent errors of negation, agreement, tense, word orderfunction, meaning confused or
obscured 6
Virtually no mastery of sentence construction rules, dominated by errors, does not communicate, or not enough to evaluate
5. Mechanic punctuation and Spelling
5 Few errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing
4 Occasional errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing but
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Frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing, poor handwriting, meaning confused or obscured
2 Dominated by errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing,
handwriting illegible, or not enough to evaluate Genesee and Upshur , 1997: 206
4. The Process of Writing