· Topic/subject is clear, though it may or may not be explicitly stated

· Maintains focus on topic/subject throughout the response

· Organizational structure establishes relationships between and among ideas and/or events

· Consists of a logical progression of ideas and/or events and is unified and complete

· Support and elaboration are related to and supportive of the topic/subject

· Consists of specific, developed details

· Exhibits skillful use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful

· Demonstrates skillful use of sentence fluency

· Topic/subject is generally clear, though it may or may not be explicitly stated

· May exhibit minor lapses in focus on topic/subject

· Organizational structure establishes relationships between and among ideas and/or events, although minor lapses may be present

· Consists of a logical progression of ideas and/or events and is reasonably complete, although minor lapses may be present

· Support and elaboration may have minor weaknesses in relatedness to and support of the topic/subject

· Consists of some specific details

· Exhibits reasonable use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful

· Demonstrates reasonable use of sentence fluency

· Topic/subject may be vague

· May lose or may exhibit major lapses in focus on topic/subject

· Organizational structure may establish little relationship between and among ideas and/or events

· May have major lapses in the logical progression of ideas and/or events and is minimally complete

· Support and elaboration may have major weaknesses in relatedness to and support of the topic/subject

· Consists of general and/or undeveloped details, which may be presented in a list-like fashion

· Exhibits minimal use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful

· Demonstrates minimal use of sentence fluency

· Topic/subject is unclear or confusing

· May fail to establish focus on topic/subject

· Organizational structure may not establish connection between and among ideas and/or events

· May consist of ideas and/or events that are presented in a random fashion and is incomplete or confusing

· Support and elaboration attempts to support the topic/subject but may be unrelated or confusing

· Consists of sparse details

· Lacks use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful

· May not demonstrate sentence fluency