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Intermediate ESOL Rubric

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Correctness	Contains very few errors in tense	Contains few errors in tense	Identifies and corrects some errors in tense
Production	Sometimes organizes ideas into written paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details and a conclusion	Often organizes ideas into written paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details and a conclusion	Organizes ideas into written paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting details and a conclusion
Organization	Sometimes follows the steps of the writing process	Often follows the steps of the writing process	Follows the steps of the writing process
Grammatical Features	Sometimes uses determiners, quantifiers, comparatives, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and pronouns correctly	Often uses determiners, quantifiers, comparatives, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and pronouns correctly	Frequently uses determiners, quantifiers, comparatives, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and pronouns correctly
Expression	Sometimes uses helping verbs and creates compound sentences	Often uses helping verbs and creates compound sentences	Frequently uses helping verbs and creates compound sentences
Knowledge of Grammar	Sometimes self monitors and corrects grammatical features appropriate to Intermediate Level	Often self monitors and corrects grammatical features appropriate to Intermediate Level	Frequently self monitors and corrects grammatical features appropriate to Intermediate Level