GA Writing Assessment 5 th Grade – March 2, 2011 120 minutes Use #2 pencil Writing booklet provided.

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GA Writing Assessment 5 th Grade – March 2, minutes Use #2 pencil Writing booklet provided

Scoring Does not meet standard= Meets standard= Exceeds standard =

Domains 1. IDEAS 2. ORGANIZATION 3. STYLE 4. CONVENTIONS

Domain Scoring 4.5 or 5 – Aim for this score 3.5 or 4 – Aim for this score 2.5 or or 2 1 – poor score

IDEAS Meet/Exceeds paper: a. is focused b. on topic assigned c. had details relevant to topic d. Addresses an audience e. has examples to support details Does not meet paper: a. does not stay on topic b. is not focused c. has details irrelevant to topic d. is unclear, doesn’t make sense

Organization Meet/Exceeds paper: a. is organized in a plan b. is logically sequenced with paragraphs (5-paragraph format) c. has ideals that are grouped logically d. has introduction that sets the stage for paper e. has conclusion to provide a sense of closure f. uses transitional words throughout the response Does not meet paper: a. has no evidence of organization b. is not sequenced and is unclear c. lacks introduction and/or conclusion d. contains no transition words e. does not have enough writing

Style Meet/Exceeds paper has: a. carefully crafted phrases and sentences b. varied language throughout the paper c. figurative language d. consistency and appropriate voice e. a variety of sentence lengths, structures and beginnings f. has strategies to engage the reader Does not meet paper has: a. a flat tone or language b. inaccurate or confusing word choice c. no attention towards an audience d. no variety in sentence structure, lengths or beginnings

Conventions Meet/Exceeds paper contains: a. simple, compound and complex sentences b. clear sentences with correct punctuation c. infrequent errors Does not meet paper has: a. sentence fragments, run-ons and/or incorrect sentences b. frequent errors in mechanics c. obscured meaning d. insufficient writing