Scoring profile

5 – The main idea of the paragraph is stated very clearly, and there is a clear statement of change of opinion. The paragraph is well organized and coherent. The choice of vocabulary is excellent. There are no major or minor grammatical errors. Spelling and punctuation are fine.

4 – The main idea in a paragraph is fairly clear, and change of opinion is evident. The paragraph is moderately well organized and is relatively coherent. The vocabulary is good. And there are only minor grammatical errors. There are a few spelling and punctuation error.

3 - The main idea in a paragraph and a change of opinion are indicate but not so clearly. The paragraph is not well organized and is somewhat lacking in coherence. The vocabulary is fair and there are some major and minor grammatical errors, there are a fair number of spelling and punctuation error.

2 - The main idea in a paragraph and change of opinion are hard to identify in paragraph. The paragraph is poorly organized and relatively incoherent. The use of vocabulary is weak, and grammatical errors appear frequently. Spelling and punctuation errors are frequent.

1 - The main idea of a paragraph and change of opinion are absent in the paragraph. The paragraph is very poorly organized and generally incoherent. The use of vocabulary is very weak, and grammatical errors appear very frequently. Spelling and punctuation error are very frequent.


Scoring Guidelines



Section 2: Holistic Scoring Rubric for Paragraph Writing (adapted from Hyland, 2003) is used to score the writing part.