FSA Writing Rubric Quiz Informative / Explanatory

What level on the scale would this be?  
The response is fully sustained and consistently focused within the purpose, audience, and task; and it has a clear controlling idea and effective organizational structure creating coherence and completeness.

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response is related to the topic but may demonstrate little or no awareness of the purpose, audience, and task; and it may have little or no controlling idea or discernible organizational structure. 

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response is adequately sustained and generally focused within the purpose, audience, and task; and it has a clear controlling idea and evident organizational structure with a sense of completeness.

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response provides minimal support/evidence for the controlling idea or main idea, including little if any use of sources, facts, and details. 

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response is somewhat sustained within the purpose, audience, and task but may include loosely related or extraneous material; and it may have a controlling idea with an inconsistent organizational structure. 

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response demonstrates a partial command of basic conventions.

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response provides uneven, cursory support/evidence for the controlling idea or main idea that includes partial use of sources, facts, and details.

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response provides adequate support, citing evidence for the controlling idea or main idea that includes the use of sources, facts, and details. 

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response demonstrates an adequate command of basic conventions. 

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What level on the scale would this be?
The response provides thorough and convincing support, citing evidence for the controlling idea or main idea that includes the effective use of sources, facts, and details. 

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