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2 points.
Responds to the prompt and chooses a side in his thesis. Only receives one point for evidence because he only used two sources and it is mainly a combination of generalizations. Doesn't achieve sophistication point.

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1 point

This essay, although it has a thesis statement, is all over the place. This is hard to follow and completely strays from topic. We would give this one point because it has a thesis.

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1 point for thesis (responds to prompt and takes a position)
2 points for evidence/ commentary (the line of reasoning is faulty/ unclear)
total: 3 points

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Thesis- 1 point- took a side, responded to prompt
Row B- 2 points- gives some evidence but not specific, weak LOR
Row C- 0 points- not a sophisticated argument, language, or structure, very repettitive

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Responds to prompt, has thesis statement. Lacks sophistication and evidence.
1 point for thesis
1 point for evidence
0 for sophistication
Overall: 2 points

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2 points
Writer achieves the thesis point by choosing a side. Writer receives one point for their evidence and commentary because it is repetitive and the writer doesn't include many examples.

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3 points- provides some specific evidence but does not address enough, the whole intro was confusing and lacked structure, the intro set the tone for sophistication which this essay lacked.

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Thesis- 1 point- clear thesis, takes a stance
Row B- Specific evidence, supports a clear LOR, clearly explains evidence
Row C- 1 point- counterclaim, rhetorical choices strengthened the argument.

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4 points

This has evidence and commentary, a strong thesis, and restates the thesis properly in the conclusion. We would give this a 4 because although it was clear, it lacked sophistication and analysis in the last body paragraph.

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4 points- had a solid thesis and addressed the prompt, sophistication compared to passage C is not on the same level, did provide evidence and commentary that supported the LOR.

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6 points
Writer achieves thesis point because they address the prompt efficiently and effectively. The writer receives four points for his evidence because they achieve ethos through the use of well known scholars. This writer also incorporates lots of effective commentary into their writing and also receives the sophistication point because of their complex understanding of the situation.

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Had a strong closed thesis statement. Several grammar issues and had unclear connections that connect to the thesis.
1 point for thesis
2 points for evidence
0 for sophisitication
Overall: 3 points

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1 point for thesis (responds to prompt and takes position)
2 points for evidence/commentary (some evidence not specific and commentary could be improved)
total : 3

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We believe that this essay deserves to get a 3 because the evidence is weak and the author went off topic.

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6 points

Responds to prompt, original, specific, is very sophisticated and to the point. We would give this a 6.

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Writer includes a strong thesis statement and connections throughout passage. Each paragraph has evidence, commentary, and analysis uniformly. Also has very specific subclaims
4 points for evidence
1 point for thesis
1 point for evidence
overall: 6 points

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5 points- sophistication was very evident, thesis was present and took a stance, commentary and analysis followed LOR

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-1 points
The writer does not include a thesis statement. The writer does not have any evidence or commentary and clearly doesn't achieve a sophistication point.

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We think this passage gets a 3 because it has a strong claim and elaborated on evidence well. It would have been more sophisticated.

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Thesis- 1 point- clearly responds to prompt, takes a position
Row B-4 points- Lots of specific evidence, clearly connects to LOR
Row C- 1 point- sophisticated rhetorical choices and structure, consistent, vivid

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5 - had a strong claim and elaborated on their evidence. Used multiple sources of evidence and was sophisticated.

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3 points
The writer clearly takes a side and receives the thesis point because it was very concise. The writer get two evidence points because she has a few examples but the commentary and evidence needs a lot of elaboration. The writer does not get the sophistication point because it didn't introduce/show a complex understanding of the topic.

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1 point- no thesis, no sophistication, intro contains quotes with no commentary, the whole essay was all over the place and didn't have LOR addressing the prompt.

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This passage gets a 1 because it does not have a thesis statement and used a quote as the entire introduction. There is no LOR.

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Writer doesn't include a thesis statement, the body paragraphs were irrelevant to the prompt and lacked sophistication.
0 points for thesis
0 points or evidence
0 points for sophistication
Overall: 0 points

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This passage gets a 4 because they take a strong stand on the topic, and has a good LOR. The evidence is just not supportive and there is little commentary on how it links back.

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1 point for thesis (responds to prompt and takes a stand)
3 evidence (relates to LOR)
1 sophistication point (style is consistent and vivid)
total : 4

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0 points
A thesis is not present in their response (even though he almost achieves it in the last paragraph). The writer doesn't have any commentary or evidence and they don't get the sophistication point because there wasn't a demonstration of a complex understanding.

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3 points- intro had thesis and was sophisticated but the essay contained personal experiences of the writer rather than addressing the prompt, one personal account could have been beneficial but multiple accounts were not, lacked sophistication in body but had commentary.

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2 - this passage had a very weak claim with basically no thesis. The passage was very short and the author fails to create a clear LOR or develop their stance well.

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1 point

It lacks evidence and thesis, so there is not much to analyze. Very informal and unsophisticated. We would give this a one.

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This essay gets a 3 because it talks about general experiences and takes a good stance. Uses specific evidence but does not have a thesis statement.

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Writer includes a strong thesis and takes a position. There are several grammar mistakes but a present LOR connecting writers ideas.
1 point for thesis
3 points for evidence
0 points for sophistication
overall: 4

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2 points
A point is awarded for the thesis statement and the understanding of the topic. They also receive one point for their evidence but don't get the sophistication point.

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0 thesis (no thesis present)
0 sophistication
1 evidence (no specifics)
total : 1

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Thesis- 0 points- no clear thesis, didn't take a position
Row B- 0 points- no evidence leading to little commentary
Row C- 0 points- no sophistaction in rhetorical choices, does not address other arguments

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4 points

They would not receive a sophistication point, but they have a thesis and a clear lor. There is evidence and analysis incorporated well into the essay

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Writer does not include a thesis statement in introduction (4th paragraph). Lacks sophistication. Has some evidence but hardly any.
1 point for thesis
0 points for evidence
1 point for evidence
Overall: 2

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1 point.

This lacked sophistication, evidence, analysis, or any clear line of reasoning.

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1 point- multiple examples but no connection between them and the prompt, no sophistication, no thesis.

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1 thesis (responds to prompt)
2 evidence (relevant, but vague)
0 sophistication

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2 points

There is no conclusion, clear thesis, and little evidence. Lacks sophistication, but there is somewhat of a lor.

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3/6
1 point for thesis, 2 points for evidence/commentary (general examples but only one main subclaim) and no sophistication point (sentences don't flow, weak line of reasoning).

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Writer doesn't include a thesis statement. There are no quotes and evidence is there but weak..."If someone..." and lacks sophistication overall.
0 points for thesis
3 points for evidence
0 points for sophistication
Overall: 3 points

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Thesis- 0 points- no clear thesis
Row B- 1 point- some evidence, not very supportive to argument
Row C- 0 points- no sophisticated rhetorical language to further the argument

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2 points- no thesis, some specific evidence but mainly commentary, there is no conclusion, follows LOR vaguely.

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5/6
1 point for thesis (clear closed thesis that lays it out), 3 points for evidence/commentary (provides specific examples for almost all subclaims with commentary), and 1 point for sophistication for nice style and rhetorical choices.

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4 points
This one lacked sophistication though it used good loaded language and had a clear line of reasoning. It had a good amount of analysis and commentary that was tied in but, there was too much summary included.

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Thesis- 1 point- takes a side, sets up LOR
Row B- 3 points- clear sub claim and evidence, only personal evidence
Row C- 0 points- no sophistication

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Thesis- 0 points- no clear thesis, does not take a position
Row B- 1 point- didn't relate to topic or argument
Row C- 0 points- multiple spelling errors, no rhetorical choices

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We gave this student a solid 6/6. They had a thesis statement, followed by a presise line of reasoning throughout the paragraphs. The evidence was prominet, and quotes were even used. Evidence and commentary were clear, and it had a solid sophistication throughout the piece.

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We assigned this student a 0/6. The first paragraph was spent restating the prompt and copying the quote. There was no evidence, commentary, or analysis throughout the piece, and it failed to attain to the prompt. There were major organization and gramatical errors.

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4/6
1 point for thesis because it took a position in the end, 3 points for evidence/commentary for specific examples and even quotes that were connected, and 0 for sophistication because it was unorganized and wordy.

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2 points
There was no sophistication that was included throughout. This one had one point for thesis and one point for evidence.

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1 thesis (responds to prompt, takes stand)
3 evidence (offers some specific evidence and relates to LOR)
1 sophistication (broad experiences)

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1 thesis (responds to prompt and takes position)
4 evidence (evidence relates to LOR)
1 sophistication (thought is sophisticated)