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Score of 6 An essay at this level efficiently addresses the writing task. It is well organized and well developed. In addition it uses evidently appropriate details to support a thesis or demonstrate ideas displays consistent facility in the use of language shows syntactic diversity and suitable word choice.
Score of 5 An essay at this level may address some parts of the task more efficiently than others is in general well organized and developed uses details to support a thesis or demonstrate an idea shows facility in the use of the language demonstrates some syntactic variety and range of vocabulary.
Score of 4 An essay at this level addresses the writing topic sufficiently but may slight parts of the task is adequately organized and developed uses some details to support a thesis or demonstrate an idea. It also shows adequate but probably incompatible facility with syntax and usage may include some errors that infrequently obscure meaning.
Score of 3 An essay at this level may reveal one or more of the following weaknesses: - inadequate organization or development, - inappropriate or insufficient details to support or illustrate generalizations, - a noticeably inappropriate choice of words or word forms, - an accumulation of errors in sentence structure or usage.
Score of 2 An essay at this level is gravely flawed by one or more of the following weaknesses: - serious disorganization or underdevelopment, - little or no detail, - irrelevant specifics, - serious and frequent errors in sentence structure or usage, - serious problems with focus.
Score of 1 An essay at this level may be incoherent may be undeveloped may enclose severe and persistent writing errors.
Score of 0 An essay will be rated 0 if it contains no response, just copies the topic, is off-topic, is written in a foreign language, or consists only of keystroke characters.
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