ADVANCED PLACEMENT ESSAY SCORE SHEET

NAME: DATE:
Letter Grade Values	A: 100-93	B: 92-85	C: 84-77	D: 76-70	F: 69-0
Overall Essay Grade	[9-8]	[7-6]	[5]	[4-3]	[2-1]
PREWRITING [20 points]
o Writer shows evidence that he/she has considered ideas and their support. o Writer creates at least two rough drafts in addition to the final, clean copy.
ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT [40 POINTS]
o Writer creates a well-developed introduction that moves from general to specific information. o Writer states the essay’s thesis as the last sentence of the introduction. o Writer composes a topic sentence for a body paragraph when introducing a new subtopic from the thesis statement. o Writer fully develops each body paragraph by using facts, details, examples, and specific textual references taken from a close reading of the assigned literary selection. o Writer uses transitions within and between paragraphs to organize logically the essay’s information and to achieve coherence throughout the essay. o Writer begins the conclusion with a reminder of the thesis statement. o Writer composes the paper’s last sentences to bring closure to the essay’s central idea.
STYLE [20 points]
Central Idea o Writer presents a significant and interesting central idea, clearly defined and supported with substantial, concrete, and consistently relevant details. o Writer presents a central idea that is apparent, but it is trite, trivial, general, or self-evident; the writer supports the idea with some concrete details but details that are occasionally repetitious, irrelevant, or sketchy. o Writer presents a central idea that is vague or confused or too large or general; the writer does not support the idea with specific, concrete, and relevant details. o Writer presents an essay that lacks a central idea. Sentence Structure o Writer skillfully constructs sentences that display fluency, economy, and effective variety. o Writer correctly structures sentences, but they lack variety, economy, and forcefulness. o Writer constructs sentences that lack unity or coherence. Run-ons, comma splices, or fragments are present. Diction o Writer uses diction that is appropriate to the essay’s subject, purpose, audience, and occasion; it is distinctive in precision, economy, and the idiomatic use of General English. o Writer uses diction that is appropriate to the essay’s subject, purpose, audience, and occasion; it is generally clear and idiomatic but not distinctive. Some misuse of words may occur. o Writer uses diction that is inappropriate by being vague, imprecise, unidiomatic, immature, too colloquial, or substandard.
Mechanics and Usage [20 points]

o Capitalization o Pronoun Usage o Subject/Verb Agreement o Omission of Words

o Punctuation o Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement o Adjective/Adverb Usage o Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers

o Spelling o Verb Tense o Word Meaning o Other