Ranch View Middle School
Foreign Language Writing Assessment
Scoring Guide
Ideas and
Content:
A
Exceeds
expectations
B
Meets
expectations
C
Progressing
toward
D
Does not meet
You address the topic
and express your ideas
completely with 12 or
more sentences.
You address the
topic and express
your ideas
completely with 810 sentences.
You address the
topic and express
your ideas with 8
sentences or less.
You do not address
the topic or express
your ideas completely
with the required
number of sentences.
Organization: You follow a clear and
logical sequence. You
include an introduction
and conclusion. You use
transition words when
appropriate.
Word Choice
You use a variety of
level appropriate and
accurate words. You
use idiomatic
expressions correctly.
Conventions:
Grammar
You consistently use
correct grammar with
no mistakes
(subject/verb
agreement, adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.).
Conventions:
Spelling
There are no mistakes
in spelling, syntax, or
punctuation
You follow a
somewhat clear and
logical sequence.
You include an
introduction and
conclusion. You use
transition words
when appropriate.
You use level
appropriate and
accurate words.
You use idiomatic
expressions
correctly.
You consistently use
correct grammar
with little to no
mistakes (1-2)
(subject/verb
agreement,
adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.).
There are few
mistakes(1-2) in
spelling, syntax, and
punctuation.
You do not follow a
clear or logical
sequence. You do
not include an
introduction
and/or conclusion.
You sometimes use
transition words
when appropriate
You use some level
appropriate and
accurate
vocabulary. You
use few idiomatic
expressions
correctly.
You do not follow a
clear or logical
sequence. You do not
include an introduction
or conclusion. You do
not use transition
words when
appropriate.
You do not use level
appropriate or
accurate vocabulary.
You do not use
idiomatic expressions
correctly.
You use grammar
with 3-4 mistakes
(subject/verb
agreement,
adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.).
You use grammar with
5 or more mistakes
(subject/verb
agreement, adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.).
There are 3-4
mistakes in
spelling, syntax,
and punctuation.
There are 5 or more
mistakes in spelling,
syntax, and
punctuation.
Ranch View Middle School
Foreign Language Speaking Assessment
Scoring Guide
A
Exceeds
expectations
B
Meets
expectations
C
Progressing
toward
D
Does not meet
Ideas and
Content
You address the
topic and express
your ideas
completely with 7
or more
sentences.
You address the
topic and express
your ideas completely
with at least 5
sentences.
You address the
topic and express
your ideas with 5
sentences or less.
You do not address
the topic or express
your ideas completely
with the required
number of sentences.
Word
Choice
You use a variety
of level
appropriate and
accurate words.
You use idiomatic
expressions
correctly.
You use level
appropriate and
accurate words. You
use idiomatic
expressions
correctly.
You use some level
appropriate and
accurate
vocabulary. You
use few idiomatic
expressions
correctly.
You do not use level
appropriate or
accurate vocabulary.
You do not use
idiomatic expressions
correctly.
Fluency
You had no pauses
that affected
your message.
Your pronunciation
was accurate.
You had few pauses
that affected your
message. Your
pronunciation was
mostly accurate.
You had many
pauses that
affected your
message. You had
3-4 pronunciation
errors.
You had many pauses
that affected your
message. You had 5
or more pronunciation
errors.
You consistently use
correct grammar
with little to no
mistakes
(subject/verb
agreement, adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.). There are few
mistakes in syntax.
You use grammar
with 3-4 mistakes
(subject/verb
agreement,
adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.). There are 34 mistakes in
syntax.
You use grammar with
5 or more mistakes
(subject/verb
agreement, adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.). There are 5 or
more mistakes in
syntax.
Conventions You consistently
use correct
grammar with no
mistakes
(subject/verb
agreement,
adjective
agreement, verb
tenses and forms,
etc.). There are
no mistakes in
syntax.