Assessment Grading Sheet 101

OVERALL STRUCTURE

2ND PARA

FIRST PARA. INTRODUCTION

USED

RELIABLE LOCATING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION FRAMING THE INQUIRY

INFORMATION

Formal Writing AND Research

Criteria
Hypothesis clearly stated
2-3 Research questions
Questions start with what,
why, how or what if?

Uses more than 3 sources of

information
Uses a non-internet source of
information
Evidence that information
has been processed

Evaluates web based

information sources using
Trash or treasure
Introduces the topic clearly
Introduces the writers
viewpoint clearly
Introduces facts or opinions
Builds idea by adding details
Builds idea by adding
examples
Builds idea by adding
explanation
Links idea by adding
research detail
Works towards a coherent
whole
Provides supporting evidence
Formatted in a report style
Material logically organised
into intro, paragraphs and
conclusion
Uses language features
Appropriate use of
vocabulary
Limited number of
grammatical errors
Summarises two viewpoints
Clearly expresses an opinion

Yes/No/Partially

Tips for Improvement

CONCLUSION

Uses persuasive writing style

Evaluation of the conclusion

Supporting evidence can include: statistics, expert opinion, use of quotations, case studies
identified as part of the research
Language features such as those that can be found at languagefeatures.weebly.com