I’m trying to learn for my English class and I’m stuck. Can you help?
How have these two authors expressed their relationships with nature?
Required a minimum of 5 paragraphs.
Scoring Elements Advanced Meets Expectations Approaches Expectations Not Yet
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Focus Addresses all aspects of prompt appropriately and maintains a strongly developed focus. Addresses prompt appropriately and maintains a clear, steady focus. Addresses prompt appropriately, but with a weak or uneven focus. Attempts to address prompt, but lacks focus or is off-task.
20 15 10 5
Controlling Idea Establishes a strong controlling idea with a clear purpose maintained throughout the response. Establishes a controlling idea with a clear purpose maintained throughout the response. Establishes a controlling idea with a general purpose. Attempts to establish a controlling idea, but lacks a clear purpose.
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Reading/ Research Accurately presents information relevant to all parts of the prompt with effective selection of sources and details from reading materials. Presents information from reading materials relevant to the prompt with accuracy and sufficient detail. Presents information from reading materials relevant to the purpose of the prompt with minor lapses in accuracy or completeness. Attempts to present information in response to the prompt, but lacks connections or relevance to the purpose of the prompt.
40 35 30 25
Development Presents thorough and detailed information to strongly support the focus and controlling idea. Presents appropriate and sufficient details to support the focus and controlling idea. Presents appropriate details to support the focus and controlling idea. Attempts to provide details in response to the prompt, including retelling, but lacks sufficient development or relevancy.
20 15 10 5
Organization Maintains an organizational structure that intentionally and effectively enhances the presentation of information as required by the specific prompt. Uses an appropriate organizational structure to address the specific requirements of the prompt, with some lapses in coherence or awkward use of the organizational structure Uses an appropriate organizational structure to address the specific requirements of the prompt, with some lapses in coherence or awkward use of the organizational structure. Attempts to organize ideas, but lacks control of structure.
20 15 10 5
Conventions Demonstrates and maintains a well-developed command of standard English conventions and cohesion, with few errors. Response includes language and tone consistently appropriate to the audience, purpose, and specific requirements of the prompt. Consistently cites sources using an appropriate format. Demonstrates a command of standard English conventions and cohesion, with few errors. Response includes language and tone appropriate to the audience, purpose, and specific requirements of the prompt. Cites sources using an appropriate format with only minor errors. Demonstrates an uneven command of standard English conventions and cohesion. Uses language and tone with some inaccurate, inappropriate, or uneven features. Inconsistently cites sources. Attempts to demonstrate standard English conventions, but lacks cohesion and control of grammar, usage, and mechanics. Sources are used without citation.
40 35 30 25
Content Understanding Integrates relevant and accurate disciplinary content with thorough explanations that demonstrate in-depth understanding. Accurately presents disciplinary content relevant to the prompt with sufficient explanations that demonstrate understanding. Briefly notes disciplinary content relevant to the prompt; shows basic or uneven understanding of content; minor errors in explanation. Attempts to include disciplinary content in explanations, but understanding of content is weak; content is irrelevant, inappropriate, or inaccurate.