| Performance Element |
Distinguished
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Proficient
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Intermediate
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Novice
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Possible |
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| Purpose and Focus |
- Establishes and maintains clear focus; evidence of distinctive voice and/or appropriate tone
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- Focused on a purpose; evidence of voice and/or suitable tone
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- An attempt to establish and maintain purpose and communicate with the audience
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- Limited awareness of audience and/or purpose
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| Development of Ideas |
- Depth and complexity of ideas supported by rich, engaging, pertinent details; evidence of analysis, reflection, and insight
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- Depth of idea development supported by elaborated, relevant details
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- Unelaborated idea development; unelaborated and/or repetitious details
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- Minimal idea development, limited and/or unrelated details
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| References |
- Use of references indicates substantial research
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- Use of references indicates ample research
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| Organization |
- Careful and/or suitable organization
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- Lapses in focus and/or coherence
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- Random or weak organization
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| Sentence Structure |
- Variety of sentence structure and length
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- Controlled and varied sentence structure
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- Simplistic and/or awkward sentence structure
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- Incorrect or lack of topic and/or ineffective wording and/or sentence structure
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| Language |
- Precise and/or rich language
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- Acceptable, effective language
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- Simplistic and/or imprecise language
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- Incorrect and/or ineffective wording and/or sentence structure
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| Grammar and Formatting |
- Control of surface features
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- Few errors in grammar or format relative to length and complexity
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- Some errors in grammar and/or format that do not interfere with communication
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- Errors in grammar and format (e.g., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, headings)
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