A+ to
B+
Organization
Content/Development
Style
 Key words in the CLAIM were also
present in the DATA
 Student wrote a CCDWDWC
paragraph
 The data was relevant to the
claim and well-chosen as an
example.
 Warrants were clearly and
logically tied to the data.
Style did EVERYTHING
characteristic of the middle-range
papers AND ALSO…
 Demonstrated superior
vocabulary and a variety
of sentence structures
 Contained few, if any,
errors in GUMS.
 Student wrote a CCDWDWC
paragraph
 Development was adequate
for the assignment and level
 Data was reasonably relevant
to the claim.
 Warrants made adequate
explanation of the data, but
could have said more about
why or in what way the
author was correct.
Student had some issues with
style, but not significant enough
to affect overall meaning. Some
issues may have included…
 One or more fragments or
run-ons
 Use of I or you
 Over-used pronouns
 More than one fake
question
 Weak diction
 Student wrote less than a
CCDWDWC paragraph – may
only have included one data
or one warrant.
Student had frequent issues with
style, including…
 Fragments or run-ons
 Frequent use of I or you
 Over-used pronouns
 Several fake questions
 Weak diction
 Misunderstood passage
 Key words or ideas in the claim
and data were also in the
WARRANT
 Claim used “because…and also
since” and offered TWO
DIFFERENT reasons
B to C
C- to D
Key words in the claim were present
in the data and warrant, but not as
clearly as they needed to have been.

Connection between claim, data,
and warrant was unclear and
seemed random.
Student chose not to use
“because…and also since”
pattern in the claim
Student chose not to use key
words from the data in the claim
and the warrant.


 Data seemed disconnected or
randomly chosen
 Development was minimal.
Student may have forgotten
to put “moreover” and give
more information.
AUTOMATIC REDOS IF…
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Key words in the claim were not in the data or not in the order promised.
Multiple spelling errors, fake questions, sentence errors, and vague pronouns made it
challenging to read