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Content

Full realization of the task.

All content points included

Good realization of the task.

There is adherence to the task with one missing piece of information.

Poor attempt at the task set.

Organization and Cohesion

Ideas effectively organized with good internal cohesion.

Ideas clearly organized.

Lacks paragraphing. The linking of ideas is poor yet message is passes across.

Lacks paragraphing. And lacks cohesive devices.

Some attempt at organisation but cohesivedevices incorrectly used.

Range

A wide range of structure and vocabulary.

A good range of structure and vocabulary.

Limited range of structures and vocabulary.

Limited range of structures but some attemptat a range of vocabulary.

A narrow range of structure and vocabulary.

Accuracy

A well developed control of language

Generally accurate very minor mistakes.

Generally accurate – errors do not impede communication.

A number of distracting and some impedingerrors.

Little evidence of language control with majorbasic errors.

Appropriate Register and

Format.

Register and format fully appropriate to thetask.

Appropriate to the task.

Appropriate to the task. A few inconsistencies.

Appropriate to the task. With some distractions.

An attempt at report format. Yet, not achieved.

Targeted to Reader

Fully achieves the desired effect.

Would be fully informed.

Would be informed. Yet a second reading may be necessary.

Reader may have some difficulty followingstoryline due to the number of errors.

Would have a negative effect on the targetReader.

Rubric to Grade Writing tasks.

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Grammar and Vocabulary

Accurate and appropriate use of grammatical forms and vocabulary.

Very minor almost unnoticeable grammar inaccuracies. Wide range of vocabulary use.

Frequent grammar mistakes that do not impede communication. Limited range of vocabulary.

Several vocabulary and grammar mistakes. Message is passed across yet difficult to follow.

There are so many inaccuracies that communication does not occur.

Discourse Management

Coherent, clear well organized keeps attention and has a clear purpose.

Coherent extensive and relevant to the task assigned.

Can generally be understood. Yet the speaker wanders about around the topic.

Hard to follow purpose as ideas are mixed and intention is lost.

Flow of ideas is slow and difficult There is no clear intention and communication is interrupted continuously.

Pronunciation

Fully on task minor accent which does not interfere with communication. Clearly understood.

Generally good. Minor errors in stress and rhythm as well as intonation.

Appropriate for a speaker of ESL yet lacks intonation, inaccuracy in individual sounds is frequent.

Hard to understand as intonation and individual sounds are confusing.

Difficult to follow speech due to basic pronunciation mistakes.

Communication.

Ideas are passed across, the objective is fully achieved. Speaker is convincing and effective.

Overall performance is good.

Able to maintain interaction. However has difficulty keeping the attention.

Full sentences are not liked and there’s no clear communication objective.

Wanders about, short and incomplete sentences. Message is not clear.

Rubric to Grade Speaking Practice.