TWE essays are marked on a scale on 1 - 6
effectively addresses the writing task
is well organized and well developed
uses clearly appropriate details to support a thesis or illustrate ideas
displays consistent facility in the use of language
demonstrates syntactic variety and appropriate word choice, though it may have occasional errors
may address some parts of the task more effectively than others
is generally well organized and developed
uses details to support a thesis or illustrate an idea
displays facility in the use of the language
demonstrates some syntactic variety and range of vocabulary, though it will probably have occasional errors
addresses the writing topic adequately but may slight parts of the task
is adequately organized and developed
uses some details to support a thesis or illustrate an idea
displays adequate but possibly inconsistent facility with syntax and usage
may contain some errors that occasionally obscure meaning
3 An essay at this level will have one or more of the following:
inadequate organization or development
inappropriate or insufficient details to support or illustrate generalizations
a noticeably inappropriate choice of words or word forms
an accumulation of errors in sentence structure and/ or usage
2 An essay at this level is seriously flawed by one or more of the following:
serious disorganization or underdevelopment
little or no detail, or irrelevant specifics
serious and frequent errors in sentence structure or usage
serious problems with focus
may be incoherent
may be undeveloped
may contain severe and persistent writing errors
0 An essay will be marked zero if it
contains no response
merely copies the topic
is off topic, is written in a foreign language, or consists only of keystroke characters