Connect 3 - PROGRAM SAMPLER

Name ________________________________________ Date ______________________ Score _____ /15 © by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. | 80 | UNIT 4 UNIT 4 • Writing Prompt: Choose something you want to change at your school. Write an opinion text about what you want to do. Give at least three reasons and examples to support your opinion. • Writing Prompt: Write an opinion text about your community. Give your opinion about why it is or isn’t a good place to live. Give reasons and examples to show your opinion. 5 Excellent 4 Very Good 3 Good 2 Average 1 Needs Improvement Score Grammar and Vocabulary Student uses new language with no errors. Student uses new language with one or two errors. Student uses new language with several errors. At times, it’s hard to understand new language. Student has too many errors. The paragraph is difficult to understand. ____ Ideas Student’s answer is a complete paragraph with three reasons and an example for each reason. Has a conclusion. Student’s answer is a complete paragraph with some reasons and some examples. Has a conclusion. Student’s answer is a complete paragraph but lacks either reasons or examples. Missing a conclusion. Student’s answer is incomplete and written at the sentence level. Doesn’t have a conclusion. Student answers using only words or phrases, with little or no detail. ____ Mechanics Student uses correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation throughout the paragraph. Student has one or two errors in spelling, capitalization, or punctuation, but they don’t affect understanding. Student has several errors in spelling, capitalization, or punctuation, but the paragraph is still mostly clear. Errors in spelling, capitalization, or punctuation affect the reader’s understanding. There are too many errors in spelling, capitalization, or punctuation. The writing is not clear. ____ Total Score = _______ / 15