A paper in this category demonstrates clear and consistent competence though it may have occasional errors. Such a paper

• effectively and insightfully addresses the writing task
• is well organized and fully developed, using clearly appropriate examples to support ideas
• displays consistent facility in the use of language, demonstrating variety in sentence structure and range of vocabulary.

A paper in the category demonstrates reasonably consistent competence though it will have occasional errors or lapses in quality. Such a paper

• effectively addresses the writing task
• is generally well organized and adequately developed, using appropriate examples to support ideas
• displays facility in the use of language, demonstrating some syntactic variety and range of vocabulary.

A paper in this category demonstrates adequate competence with occasional errors and lapses of quality. Such a paper

• addresses the writing task
• is organized and somewhat developed, using examples to support ideas
• displays adequate but inconsistent facilty in the use of language, presenting some errors in grammar or diction
• presents minimal sentence variety.

A paper in the category demonstrates developing competence. Such a paper may contain one or more of the following weaknesses:

• inadequate organization or development
• inappropriate or insufficient details to support ideas
• an accumulation of errors in grammar, diction, or sentence structure.

A paper in the category demonstrates some incompetence. Such a paper is flawed by one or more of the following weaknesses:

• poor organization
• thin development
• little or inappropriate detail to support ideas
• frequent errors in grammar, diction, and sentence structure.

A paper in this category demonstrates incompetence. Such a paper is seriously flawed by one or more of the following weaknesses:

• very poor organization
• very thin development
• usage and syntactical errors so severe that meaning is somewhat obscured.

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