Rubric Vocabulary
The type of writing we have been practicing.
What is on demand writing?
True or False: You can have unlimited time to write your open response.
False.
About how many paragraphs you should write
What is 5?
This is what should be in paragraph 1.
What is "your claim"?
True or False: You don't have to worry about spelling correctly on your on demand writing.
False. You should still try to spell as correctly as you can.
Writing that is convincing. You can believe it.
What is credible?
True or False: On demand writing is the same as a short story.
False.
The number of minutes you have to write.
What is 90 minutes?
This is what should be in paragraph 2.
What is "your 1st reason to support your claim"?
True or False: The on demand question will always be the same question.
False. It will be a different question each time.
Writing that is logical and organized.
What is coherent?
True or False: On demand writing is tested at every grade.
False. (Just 5th and 8th but we have to learn the parts in each grade level).
The highest score you get on Clarity & Coherence.
What is 4?
This is what should be in paragraph 3.
What is "your 2nd reason to support your claim"?
This is used to give you a score on your on demand writing.
What is a scoring guide?
Writing that is easy to understand
What is clear?
True or False: The two parts of on demand writing we have been studying are clarity & coherence and support.
True.
The lowest score you can get on Support.
What is 1?
This is what should be in paragraph 4.
What is "your 3rd reason to support your claim"?
True or false: If you write a long answer, it will automatically give you a high score.
False. It has to meet the criteria we discussed (clear, coherent, answering all the parts, etc).
To thoroughly address something means that you did this.
What is answer all the parts?
True or False: You should be using examples from the prompt to support your claim.
True.
The number of reasons you should give to support your claim.
What is 3?
This is what should be in paragraph 5.
What is your conclusion?
True or False: You can use scrap paper to organize your ideas before you begin (like the 5 step organizer).
True. You can use scrap paper but it will start off blank (you can't use a printed template).