1. The GMAS Writing Rubric

2. Types of Questions Constructed Response (short answer)
Extended Constructed Response (slightly longer answer)
Extended Response (essay length)

3. Content Weights

4. The 7-Point Rubric
Idea Development
Coherence
Conventions
Organization
Idea development, Organization, and Coherence account for 4 out of 7 possible points on the Extended Response essay.
Conventions – things like punctuation, spelling, and grammar – account for 3 possible points on the Extended Response Essay

5. Idea Development, Organization, and Coherence
To do well in this area, you must:
Establish a controlling topic
Support the topic with evidence
Elaborate on the topic with examples, illustrations, facts, and other details.
Integrate the information from the texts into your own words and arrange the ideas and supporting evidence so that your essay makes sense and holds together.

6. Conventions To do well in this area, you must
Demonstrate control of sentence formation, usage, and mechanics as with respect to the grade-level expectations of the language standards.