1. NC Tenth Grade Writing Test
Expository or Informational Writing

2. Background Essay of Definition Cause and Effect
Teachers NEVER know what prompt you will be given
Every student in the state writes on the same prompt

3. Background Each essay will be digitalized and then scored by 2 readers
If there is a discrepancy in the scoring of more than 1 point, a third reader will read it
The first two scores will be thrown out if a third reader is called in

4. Average Reader Thoroughly trained Must maintain consistency in scoring
Spends an average of 2-3 minutes on each paper

5. Scoring Students are given a content score and a conventions score
Content score counts more
Content rubric grades on 4 main areas
Conventions score counts the least

6. Content Rubric: Composing Features
Focus
Organization
Support and Elaboration
Style

7. Focus
Does the composition have a clear focus which is appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context of the task?
How is the focus maintained throughout the composition?
How well does this piece accomplish its purpose?

8. Organization How is the piece organized?
Which of the ideas and details connected to each other within and between paragraphs?
How well can the reader understand this writing from beginning to end?
Which ideas logically progress to a conclusion?

9. Support and Elaboration
How is the topic developed with specific, relevant details?
Does this composition have enough elaboration to be convincing?
Which of the details are important and relevant to the main idea?
How well do all of the details move the composition toward the desired end?

10. Style
How does this piece address the specified audience appropriately?
How does the writer use words that are precise, engaging, and well-suited to the purpose, audience, and context?
How is the language used appropriately for purpose, audience, and context of the given task?
How well does the writer use a variety of well-crafted sentences that establish relationships between and among ideas and statements?

11. Conventions Rubric Scores proficiency in grammar, usage, and mechanics
Is the reader distracted by inappropriate or incorrect sentence structure?
Does the writer correctly use punctuation, capitalization, and spelling?

12. Here’s the Math Content scores range from 1-4
Convention scores range from 0-2

13. Here’s the Math Content 1 = 3 Content 2 = + 2 5 X 2 = 10
Conventions 1 = 2
Conventions 2 = +1
3 =
13 = level 3

14. Scale Score 4-7 = I 8-11 = II 12-16 = III 17-20 = IV
Level III or higher is considered proficient for grade level. Not above standard, not great, just proficient.