2. Components:
Supporting ideas (fully
elaborated and relevant
Ideas to writer’s topic)
Controlling Idea/Focus
Domain #1: IDEAS: (Main Idea)
The degree to which Depth of Development
the writer establishes a Relevance of Detail
controlling idea and (Make sure all your retails
elaborates the main belong)
points with examples, Awareness of Genre
illustrations, facts, or (What is your purpose for
details that are writing?)
appropriate to the Sense of Completeness
assigned genre. (everything has been
included and your
writing is complete)
3. Components:
Organization Overall plan (overall
organizational strategy or
structure)
Grouping of ideas (logical
grouping of ideas)
Introduction/Body/
Conclusion (Introduction
engages and sets the stage
Domain #2: and conclusion provides a
ORGANIZATION: sense of closure)
Genre-Specific Strategies
The degree to which the Sequence of Ideas (logical
writer’s ideas are arranged and appropriate sequencing
in a clear order and the of ideas)
overall structure of the Transitions (use effective and
response is consistent with varied transitional elements
to link all elements of the
the assigned genre. response: parts of the
paper, ideas, paragraphs,
and sentences.
4. Components:
Word choice (varied,
Style precise, and engaging
language)
Sentence Variety (use
different types of
sentences and a variety of
Domain #3: STYLE: sentence lengths,
structures, and beginnings)
The degree to which Audience Awareness
the writer controls (attention to audience
throughout the paper)
language to engage Strategies Appropriate to
the reader. the Genre (engage the
reader)
Voice (consistent and
appropriate voice that is
sustained throughout the
response)
5. Conventions
Domain #4: CONVENTIONS:
The degree to which the writer demonstrates
control of sentence formation, usage, and
mechanics.
Components:
Sentence Formation Usage Mechanics
subject-verb internal
correctness
agreement punctuation
clarity of meaning standard word forms spelling
simple, complex and
possessives paragraph breaks
compound sentences
contractions capitalization
pronoun-antecedent
agreement
