French 1001/1002/1022

Composition Grading Sheet

(first draft: 20 points; second draft: 10 points)
Name: ______________________________________
GRAMMAR (6 / 3 points possible)
1st Draft 2nd Draft  
6 / 5 3 No or very few grammatical errors; meaning always clear.
4 2.5 Occasional grammatical errors do not interfere with meaning.
3 2 Frequent grammatical errors sometimes interfere with meaning.
2 1.5 Very frequent grammatical errors often interfere with meaning.
1 / 0 1 / 0 Incomprehensible or not enough material to evaluate.
VOCABULARY (6 / 3 points possible)
1st Draft 2nd Draft  
6 / 5 3 Wide range of vocabulary, used appropriately in all instances and with very few or no spelling errors.
4 2.5 Good range of vocabulary, occasional or very few errors in usage or spelling errors.
3 2 Vocabulary somewhat limited; fairly frequent errors in usage and/or spelling.
2 1.5 Very limited vocabulary; frequent errors in usage and/or spelling; literal translations from English.
1 / 0 1 / 0 Extremely limited vocabulary; excessive errors in usage and/or spelling or not enough material to evaluate.
STYLE (4 / 2 points possible)
1st Draft 2nd Draft  
4 2 Varied sentence length and structure with some cohesive elements. Descriptive language. Writer's voice engages reader. French is as natural as possible.
3 / 2 1.5 / 1 Information is basic, with little elaboration, sentence variety, or use of cohesive elements. Some interference from English.
1 / 0 .5 / 0 Simple sentences with few or no attempts to connect them. Significant interference from English.
CONTENT (4 / 2 points possible)
1st Draft 2nd Draft  
4 / 3.5 2 Topic clearly and fully developed. Details, descriptions, examples, and anecdotes explain and clarify information. All task requirements more than adequately fulfilled.
3 / 2 1.5 Topic adequately developed with relevant information and some details. Task requirements adequately fulfilled.
1.5 1 Topic partially developed; some relevant information is missing; few or no details. Task requirements partially fulfilled.
1 / 0 .5 / 0 Topic poorly developed and/or task requirements not fulfilled. Or not enough material to evaluate.
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