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An examination of evidence to determine the parts that have relevance
to the writer’s argument. |
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Actual student papers which have been scored to reflect each score point
of a scoring guide. |
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| The use of evidence and reason to express a point of view. |
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| The reader or readers for whom something is written. |
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| Collection of credible material offered to support an argument. |
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Information is the flesh upon the purpose skeleton. Quality
is more important than quantity of information. Depth and accuracy of
details better describes the topic. |
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The acknowledgment of the origin of evidence and the strength or
limitations of how it helps support a point within the argument. |
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Essential Academic Learning Requirements for the state of
Washington |
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Claims specifying how something does or doesn’t support the
argument. |
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The understanding of the impact of the argument to the present
and future. |
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Strategy or approach to building the argument so it unfolds for
the reader using evidence to illustrate. |
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Sound reasoning appealing to facts and evidence in making an
argument. |
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| The creator of the information, the original source. |
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| Performance Level Descriptors |
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| The brief descriptions that define each level of achievement or score point on a rubric or assessment scale. |
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| A stand taken on a question. |
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| Related to the argument being made. |
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The measure of consistency for assessment instruments. A reliable
test will yield similar scores when abilities or knowledge are similar across time, judges, or subparts of an assessment. |
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| Rules for assigning scores and/or labels to a student’s performance. |
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| The publication form where the information was published or shared. |
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| What is expected to be taught, learned and to what degree of quality. |
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The combination of pieces of evidence into a complete body of evidence,
connected through a line of reasoning, to make the argument. |
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| A goal to be achieved, the performance level that reaches standard. |
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| A sentence that succinctly states the writer’s argument. |
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Drawing conclusions after careful examination and evaluation of
evidence. |
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| The measure of accuracy to verify the application of evidence. |
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