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              Ideas and Support 7.5
            
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              Communication of Ideas 2.5
            
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              Excellent
               
            
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              - provides thoughtful ideas and thorough explanations
 
              - provides support that is specific, relevant, and accurate
 
              - demonstrates a confident and perceptive understanding of  the assigned task
                
 7.5
               
             
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                - writes fluently with effective organization
 
                - uses vocabulary that is precise, accurate, and effective
 
                - shows confident control of sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics
                  
 2.5
                 
               
             
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              Proficient
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              - provides meaningful ideas and appropriate explanations
 
              - provides support that is relevant and appropriate but may contain minor errors
 
              - demonstrates a proficient and clear understanding of the assigned task
                
 6
               
             
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                - writes with proficient organization
 
                - uses vocabulary that is specific, accurate, and appropriate
 
                - shows proficient control of sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics
                  
 2
                 
               
             
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              Satisfactory
               
            
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              - provides straightforward ideas and general explanations
 
              - provides support that is relevant but general and/or incompletely developed
 
              - demonstrates an acceptable understanding of the assigned task
                
 4.5
               
             
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                - writes generally clearly with functional organization
 
                - uses vocabulary that is appropriate and generally accurate, but not specific
 
                - shows satisfactory control of sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics (Minor errors do not interfere seriously with communication.)
                  
 1.5
                 
               
             
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              Limited
               
            
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              - provides ideas and/or explanations that are limited and over-generalized
 
              - provides support that is superficial and may not always be relevant
 
              - demonstrates a limited understanding of the assigned task
                
 3
               
             
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                - writes unevenly and /or incompletely
 
                - uses vocabulary that is general and/or imprecise and/or inappropriate
 
                - shows faltering control of sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics
                  
 1
                 
               
             
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              Poor
               
            
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              - provides ideas and/or explanations that are minimal and/or tangential
 
              - provides support, if present, that is superficial, incomplete, and/or marginally relevant
 
              - demonstrates a minimal understanding of the assigned task
                
 1.5
               
             
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              - writes unclearly and in a disorganized manner
 
              - uses vocabulary that is ineffective and frequently incorrect
 
              - shows lack of control of sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics
                
 0.5
               
             
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