Structure & Content
Introduction: (20% max)
- No introduction to the topic (hooking techniques) – 7%
- Thesis statement not covering the topic /poorly articulated or not given – 7-12%
Main Body (45% max)
- Ideas well-developed and supported with specific evidence (25% max)
Ideas do not develop the thesis statement – 5-7% each case
Ideas not clearly stated – 5% each case
No evidence (facts) illustrating ideas – 5% each case
Repetition of ideas – 5% each case
No paragraph presenting an opposing viewpoint – 7%
- Paragraph structure (20% max)
No topic sentence – 7% each case
Topic sentence not developed by supporting ideas – 7% each case
Conclusion (10% max)
No clear sum-up 5%
New idea(s) introduced 5%
Coherence & cohesion (20% max)
- Faulty logic (hasty conclusions, logical gaps, circular arguments, etc.):
– 5% each case
- No cohesion within/between paragraphs; inappropriate connectives – 5% each case
Length (5% max)
Too short / too long – 5%
| Grade | ||
| 5 | A | 100 – 90% |
| 4+ | B | 89 – 82% |
| 4- | C | 81 – 75% |
| 3+ | D | 74 – 67% |
| 3- | E | 66 – 60% |
| 2 | F | < 60% |
Language
| Mistake | Penalty |
| Sp (spelling) | 0,1 |
| P (punctuation) | 0,1 |
| Art (article) | 0,2 |
| Prep (preposition) | 0,2 |
| Ww (wrong word) | 0,5 |
| Wo (word order) | 0,5 |
| Gr (grammar) | 0,5 |
| St (style) | 0,3 |
| M / Sense (a mistake which makes the sentence meaningless) | 1 |
| Primitive language | 1 |
NB Appropriate use of Active Vocabulary is rewarded (AV= 0.5)
| Penalties summed up | Grade | ||
| 0-1,1 | 5 | A | 100 – 90% |
| 1,2-2,2 | 4+ | B | 89 – 82% |
| 2,3-3,3 | 4- | C | 81 – 75% |
| 3,4-4,5 | 3+ | D | 74 – 67% |
| 4,6-6,1 | 3- | E | 66 – 60% |
| >6,2 | 2 | F | < 60% |