24 Ontario Writing Assessment 2 NEL
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ITIN
GTA
SK
1
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2LE
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3LE
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A G
rad
e 2
Wri
tin
g R
ub
ric
1: A
ctiv
itie
s at
Sch
oo
l Rec
ou
nt
Lett
er
LEV
EL
1LE
VEL
2LE
VEL
3LE
VEL
4
Kn
ow
led
ge a
nd
Un
ders
tan
din
g
Thin
kin
g
Cate
go
ries
an
d C
rite
ria
Dem
onst
rate
s kn
owle
dge
an
du
nd
erst
and
ing
of t
he
text
for
m,
gen
re,
and
for
mat
A r
ecou
nt
text
in
clu
des
•re
tell
of
even
ts t
o in
form
or
ente
rtai
n
•d
etai
ls r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ain
id
ea o
fsc
hoo
l ev
ents
A l
ette
r fo
rmat
in
clu
des
•fr
ien
dly
for
mat
•aw
aren
ess
of s
ick
frie
nd
•D
emon
stra
tes
lim
ited
know
led
ge a
nd
un
der
stan
din
g of
th
ete
xt f
orm
, ge
nre
, an
dfo
rmat
(e.
g.,
dev
elop
sre
cou
nt
of s
choo
lev
ents
th
at i
s u
ncl
ear
and
lac
ks f
ocu
s)
•D
emon
stra
tes
som
ekn
owle
dge
an
du
nd
erst
and
ing
of t
he
text
for
m,
gen
re,
and
form
at (
e.g.
, d
evel
ops
reco
un
t of
sch
ool
even
ts t
hat
is
som
ewh
atcl
ear
wit
h s
ome
focu
s)
•D
emon
stra
tes
con
sid
erab
le k
now
led
gean
d u
nd
erst
and
ing
ofth
e te
xt f
orm
, ge
nre
,an
d f
orm
at (
e.g.
,d
evel
ops
reco
un
t of
sch
ool
even
ts t
hat
is
clea
r an
d f
ocu
sed
)
•D
emon
stra
tes
thor
ough
know
led
ge a
nd
un
der
stan
din
g of
th
ete
xt f
orm
, ge
nre
, an
dfo
rmat
(e.
g.,
dev
elop
sre
cou
nt
of s
choo
lev
ents
th
at h
as a
hig
hd
egre
e of
cla
rity
an
dfo
cus)
Gen
erat
es i
dea
s th
at a
re c
onn
ecte
d a
nd
sup
por
ts i
dea
s w
ith
det
ail
and
rea
son
s(e
.g.,
incl
ud
es d
etai
ls a
bou
t ac
tivi
ties
at
sch
ool)
Dem
onst
rate
s cr
itic
al a
nd
cre
ativ
eth
inki
ng
pro
cess
es t
o en
han
ce w
riti
ng
(e.g
., u
nd
erst
and
s/w
rite
s fr
om a
per
spec
tive
, w
rite
s w
ith
im
agin
atio
n)
•G
ener
ates
an
d s
up
por
tsid
eas
wit
h l
imit
edef
fect
iven
ess
(e.g
.,d
evel
ops
lett
er t
hat
hig
hli
ghts
act
ivit
ies
wit
h l
imit
edef
fect
iven
ess)
•D
emon
stra
tes
crit
ical
and
cre
ativ
e th
inki
ng
pro
cess
es (
e.g.
, in
clu
des
the
sick
fri
end
in
th
ere
cou
nt)
wit
h l
imit
edef
fect
iven
ess
•G
ener
ates
an
d s
up
por
tsid
eas
wit
h s
ome
effe
ctiv
enes
s (e
.g.,
dev
elop
s le
tter
th
ath
igh
ligh
ts a
ctiv
itie
sw
ith
som
e ef
fect
iven
ess)
•D
emon
stra
tes
crit
ical
and
cre
ativ
e th
inki
ng
(e.g
., in
clu
des
th
e si
ckfr
ien
d i
n t
he
reco
un
t)p
roce
sses
wit
h s
ome
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•G
ener
ates
an
d s
up
por
tsid
eas
wit
h c
onsi
der
able
effe
ctiv
enes
s (e
.g.,
dev
elop
s le
tter
th
ath
igh
ligh
ts a
ctiv
itie
sw
ith
con
sid
erab
leef
fect
iven
ess)
•D
emon
stra
tes
crit
ical
and
cre
ativ
e th
inki
ng
pro
cess
es (
e.g.
, in
clu
des
the
sick
fri
end
in
th
ere
cou
nt)
wit
hco
nsi
der
able
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•G
ener
ates
an
d s
up
por
tsid
eas
wit
h a
hig
hd
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess
(e.g
., d
evel
ops
lett
erth
at h
igh
ligh
tsac
tivi
ties
wit
h a
hig
hd
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess)
•D
emon
stra
tes
crit
ical
and
cre
ativ
e th
inki
ng
pro
cess
es (
e.g.
, in
clu
des
the
sick
fri
end
in
th
ere
cou
nt)
wit
h a
hig
hd
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess
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25Ontario Writing Assessment 2NEL
LEV
EL
1LE
VEL
2LE
VEL
3LE
VEL
4C
om
mu
nic
ati
on
Cate
go
ries
an
d C
rite
ria
Exp
ress
es a
nd
org
aniz
es i
dea
s in
rec
oun
tfo
rm (
e.g.
, lo
gica
l or
gan
izat
ion
)
Com
mu
nic
ates
for
au
die
nce
(si
ck f
rien
dab
sen
t fr
om s
choo
l) a
nd
pu
rpos
e (t
oco
mm
un
icat
e ab
out
sch
ool
acti
viti
esan
d r
elat
e to
sic
k fr
ien
d)
(e.g
., st
yle,
voic
e, t
one)
Use
s co
nve
nti
ons
(e.g
., gr
amm
ar,
spel
lin
g, p
un
ctu
atio
n)
and
ap
pro
pri
ate
voca
bula
ry (
e.g.
, d
escr
ipti
ve l
angu
age,
wor
d c
hoi
ce,
lin
kin
g w
ord
s, a
ctio
nve
rbs)
•Ex
pre
sses
an
d o
rgan
izes
idea
s in
rec
oun
t fo
rmw
ith
lim
ited
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•C
omm
un
icat
es f
orau
die
nce
an
d p
urp
ose
wit
h l
imit
edef
fect
iven
ess
•U
ses
con
ven
tion
s an
dvo
cabu
lary
wit
h l
imit
edef
fect
iven
ess
•Ex
pre
sses
an
d o
rgan
izes
idea
s in
rec
oun
t fo
rmw
ith
som
e ef
fect
iven
ess
•C
omm
un
icat
es f
orau
die
nce
an
d p
urp
ose
wit
h s
ome
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•U
ses
con
ven
tion
s an
dvo
cabu
lary
wit
h s
ome
effe
ctiv
enes
s
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pre
sses
an
d o
rgan
izes
idea
s in
rec
oun
t fo
rmw
ith
con
sid
erab
leef
fect
iven
ess
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omm
un
icat
es f
orau
die
nce
an
d p
urp
ose
wit
h c
onsi
der
able
effe
ctiv
enes
s
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ses
con
ven
tion
s an
dvo
cabu
lary
wit
hco
nsi
der
able
effe
ctiv
enes
s
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pre
sses
an
d o
rgan
izes
idea
s in
rec
oun
t fo
rmw
ith
a h
igh
deg
ree
ofef
fect
iven
ess
•C
omm
un
icat
es f
orau
die
nce
an
d p
urp
ose
wit
h a
hig
h d
egre
e of
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•U
ses
con
ven
tion
s an
dvo
cabu
lary
wit
h a
hig
hd
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess
Tran
sfer
s kn
owle
dge
an
d s
kill
s (e
.g.,
con
cep
t of
th
e si
ck f
rien
d a
bsen
t fr
omsc
hoo
l) t
o th
e w
riti
ng
task
Dem
onst
rate
s an
abi
lity
to
mak
eco
nn
ecti
ons
amon
g to
pic
(si
ck f
rien
dab
sen
t fr
om s
choo
l an
d s
choo
l ev
ents
),p
erso
nal
exp
erie
nce
s, a
nd
lif
e si
tuat
ion
sto
en
han
ce w
riti
ng
•Tr
ansf
ers
know
led
gean
d s
kill
s w
ith
lim
ited
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•M
akes
con
nec
tion
sam
ong
top
ic,
per
son
alex
per
ien
ces,
an
d l
ife
situ
atio
ns
wit
h l
imit
edef
fect
iven
ess
•Tr
ansf
ers
know
led
gean
d s
kill
s w
ith
som
eef
fect
iven
ess
•M
akes
con
nec
tion
sam
ong
top
ic,
per
son
alex
per
ien
ces,
an
d l
ife
situ
atio
ns
wit
h s
ome
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•Tr
ansf
ers
know
led
gean
d s
kill
s w
ith
con
sid
erab
leef
fect
iven
ess
•M
akes
con
nec
tion
sam
ong
top
ic,
per
son
alex
per
ien
ces,
an
d l
ife
situ
atio
ns
wit
hco
nsi
der
able
effe
ctiv
enes
s
•Tr
ansf
ers
know
led
gean
d s
kill
s w
ith
a h
igh
deg
ree
of e
ffec
tive
nes
s
•M
akes
con
nec
tion
sam
ong
top
ic,
per
son
alex
per
ien
ces,
an
d l
ife
situ
atio
ns
wit
h a
hig
hd
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess
Ap
pli
cati
on
LEV
EL
1LE
VEL
2LE
VEL
3LE
VEL
4
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