This tool is designed to help readers score an essay. Two readers read the GED essay, each giving a score between 1 and 4. The average of the two is the final score for the essay portion of the test. The score must be at least 2 to pass the test. Remember that an essay off of the given topic receives no score.
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Effective 4
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Adequate 3
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Marginal 2
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Inadequate 1
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Response to prompt
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Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses the prompt
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Uses the writing prompt to establish a main idea
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Addresses the prompt, tough the focus may shift
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Attempts to address prompt but with little or no success in establishing a focus
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Organization
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Establishes a clear and logical organization
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Uses an identifiable organizational plan
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Shows some evidence of an organizational plan
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Fails to organize ideas
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Development and Details
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Achieves coherent development with specific and relevant details and examples
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Has focused but occasion-ally uneven development; incorporates some specific detail
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Has some development but lacks specific details; may be limited to a listing, repetitions, or generalizations
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Demonstrates little or no development, usually lacks details or examples or presents irrelevant information
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Conventions of EAE
(Edited American English)
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Consistently controls sentence structure and the conventions of EAE
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Generally controls sentence structure and the conventions of EAE
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Demonstrates inconsistent control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE
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Exhibits minimal or no control of sentence structure and the conventions of EAE
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Word Choice
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Exhibits varied and precise word choice.
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Exhibits appropriate word choice
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Exhibits a narrow range of word choice, often including inappropriate selection
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Exhibits weak and/or inappropriate words
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