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24 Assessment Guide for Educators: RLA Chapter 3: Extended Response Score Description Trait 3: Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions 2 • demonstrates largely correct sentence structure and a general fluency that enhances clarity with specific regard to the following skills:

1. varied sentence structure within a paragraph or paragraphs
2. correct subordination, coordination and parallelism
3. avoidance of wordiness and awkward sentence structures
4. usage of transitional words, conjunctive adverbs and other words that support logic and clarity
5. avoidance of run-on sentences, fused sentences, or sentence fragments • demonstrates competent application of conventions with specific regard to the following skills:
6. frequently confused words and homonyms, including contractions
7. subject-verb agreement
8. pronoun usage, including pronoun antecedent agreement, unclear pronoun references, and pronoun case
9. placement of modifiers and correct word order
10. capitalization (e.g., proper nouns, titles, and beginnings of sentences)
11. use of apostrophes with possessive nouns
12. use of punctuation (e.g., commas in a series or in appositives and other non-essential elements, end marks, and appropriate punctuation for clause separation) • may contain some errors in mechanics and conventions, but they do not interfere with comprehension; overall, standard usage is at a level appropriate for on-demand draft writing. 1 • demonstrates inconsistent sentence structure; may contain some repetitive, choppy, rambling, or awkward sentences that may detract from clarity; demonstrates inconsistent control over skills 1-5 as listed in the first bullet under Trait 3, Score Point 2 above • demonstrates inconsistent control of basic conventions with specific regard to skills 1-7 as listed in the second bullet under Trait 3, Score Point 2 above • may contain frequent errors in mechanics and conventions that occasionally interfere with comprehension; standard usage is at a minimally acceptable level of appropriateness for on demand draft writing. 0 • demonstrates consistently flawed sentence structure such that meaning may be obscured; demonstrates minimal control over skills 1-5 as listed in the first bullet under Trait 3, Score Point 2 above • demonstrates minimal control of basic conventions with specific regard to skills 1-7 as listed in the second bullet under Trait 3, Score Point 2 above • contains severe and frequent errors in mechanics and conventions that interfere with comprehension; overall, standard usage is at an unacceptable level for on-demand draft writing. OR • response is insufficient to demonstrate level of mastery over conventions and usage Non-scorable Responses (Score of 0/Condition Codes) • Response exclusively contains text copied from source text(s) or prompt Response shows no evidence that test-taker has read the prompt or is off-topic Response is incomprehensible • Response is not in English • Response has not been attempted (blank)