Writing Assessment Criteria for Paragraph Writing (Elementary & Pre-Intermediate)

 

7-6

5

4

3

2-1

Grammar Use

(Depending on the Level)

Perfect/ Great use of grammar with almost no or very few mistakes.

High level sentence structure in accordance with the level.

Good use of grammar, with a few mistakes.

A few problems with sentence structure.

Appropriate use of grammar with some mistakes which might make some parts hard to understand.

Appropriate use of grammar but mistakes sometimes makes it hard to follow the text.

Many problems with sentence structure.

Poor use of grammar, not appropriate to the level.

A lot of problems with sentence structure which causes a lot of strain.

Vocabulary & Spelling

(Depending on the Level)

A wide range of vocabulary.

Uses new vocabulary in correct context, meaning and form with (almost) no mistakes.

Almost no or very few spelling mistakes which doesn’t affect the fluency.

A good range of vocabulary but sometimes used in wrong context, meaning or form.

A few spelling mistakes, doesn’t obscure the meaning.

Appropriate use of vocabulary with some mistakes related to the meaning or the form.

Some repetition of the same vocabulary.

Some mistakes with the spelling which sometimes makes it hard to follow the text.

A limited range of vocabulary.

Too much repetition of the same /basic words.

Problems with the context or the form which makes it hard to understand the text.

A lot of mistakes with the spelling which causes strain to the reader.

Very little use of appropriate vocabulary, too much repetition of the same words.

Use of words in wrong context, meaning or form which obscures meaning.

Spelling mistakes which gives severe strain to the reader.

Organization & Unity

Logical organization of ideas, which makes it easy to understand the text.

Original topic sentence and clear transition between coherent supporting ideas.

No irrelevant sentences throughout the text.

Logical organization of ideas but rarely hard to follow.

A good topic sentence and supporting ideas are connected to it.

A few problems with the flow of ideas.

A little irrelevance can be tolerated.

Unclear flow of ideas sometimes makes it hard to understand some parts.

Topic sentence is problematic.

Many problems with the flow of the supporting ideas.

Irrelevancy sometimes makes it hard to follow the text.

Very poor organization of ideas and many irrelevant sentences which makes it hard to follow the text.

Poor topic sentence.

A lot of problems with the organization of the supporting ideas.

No organization of ideas.

Unclear or no topic sentence.

Unclear or no supporting ideas.

The transition of ideas doesn’t make much sense.

Task Achievement

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Addresses all parts of the task fully and effectively.

Presents and extends the ideas through the topic sentence and the supporting sentences.

Addresses most parts of the task.

The topic sentence or some of the supporting ideas may rarely lack focus.

There are a lot of missing parts of the task.

Lacks a topic sentence or some of the supporting sentences.

Doesn’t address most parts of the task.

No topic sentence and supporting sentences.

Capitalization & Punctuation

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Almost no problems with punctuation or capitalization. Perfect use.

A few problems with capitalization or punctuation which might make some parts hard to follow.

A lot of problems with capitalization and punctuation which obscures the meaning.

*The parts shaded on the criteria show the score that an average student should get. So overall, an average student grade is around 21-22.