ACE 1 Write texts, in various forms, with an identified purpose, that respond to specific audience needs, integrate research or existing knowledge, and use applicable documentation and appropriate conventions of format and structure.
| Description | Exemplary 4 |
Acceptable 3 |
Developing 2 |
Deficient 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Writing reflects clearly discernable goals (implicit or explicit) with no serious unintended departures from genre expectations | Writing reflects identifiable goals (implicit or explicit) with few serious unintended departures from genre expectations | Writing reflects goals that are only somewhat clear with several serious unintended departures from genre expectations | Writing does not reflect goals with numerous serious unintended departures from genre conventions |
| Audience | Writing demonstrates in-depth awareness of readers’ anticipated knowledge, expectations, and/or values | Writing demonstrates adequate awareness of readers’ anticipated knowledge, expectations, and/or values | Writing demonstrates some awareness of readers’ anticipated knowledge, expectations, and/or values | Writing demonstrates limited or no awareness of readers’ anticipated knowledge, expectations, and/or values |
| Research or existing knowledge | Writing fully integrates knowledge and information collected from well-chosen sources in appropriate ways | Writing includes knowledge and information collected from adequate sources in appropriate ways | Writing sometimes includes knowledge or collected information but in inaccurate or inappropriate ways | Writing includes little or no knowledge or collected information |
| Documentation | Writing consistently demonstrates appropriate and accurate citation and attribution/acknowledgment of sources and/or evidence | Writing usually demonstrates appropriate and accurate citation and attribution/ acknowledgment of sources and/or evidence | Writing attempts to demonstrate citation and attribution/acknowledgment of sources and/or evidence, but sometimes inappropriately or incorrectly | Writing rarely or never demonstrates appropriate and accurate citation and attribution/acknowledgment of sources and/or evidence |
| Conventions | Writing consistently demonstrates appropriate and use of organization/ format, grammar, punctuation, and usage; no serious problems | Writing usually demonstrates appropriate use of organization/format, grammar, punctuation, and usage; few serious problems | Writing sometimes uses appropriate organization/format, grammar, punctuation, and usage; some serious problems | Writing rarely or never uses appropriate organization/format, grammar, punctuation, and usage; frequent serious problems |