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| WPST Scoring Guide |
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| 5 - Competent, although it may have minor faults. |
- Develops and sustains an argument that acknowledges the complexity of the issue.
- Displays fluent control over language.
- Uses relatively sophisticated language.
- Has a structure which is strong, with all parts integrated into the discussion of the issue.
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| 4 - Adequate rather than competent. |
- Acknowledges the complexity of the issue.
- Displays adequate control over language.
- Uses language appropriately.
- Has a clear structure although there may be occasional lapses in focus.
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| 3 - Developing Adequacy |
- Often develops only one aspect of the issue, or may distort the issue.
- Contains generalizations with little support rather than developing an argument.
- Displays general control over language although there may be an accumulation of errors.
- Has a structure which may be unclear or which may limit the author's development of the issue.
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| 2 - Inadequate |
- Exhibits any one of the following characteristics:
- attempts to address the issue, but does not provide adequate development.
- lacks control over language.
- has no apparent structure.
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| For ESL Papers: |
| Readers should not penalize ESL writers excessively for slight shifts in idiom, problems with articles, confusion over prepositions, and occasional misuse of verb tense and verb forms, so long as such features do not obscure meaning. |
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