<p> How to Score the SAT Essay: The SAT Essay Rubric Essay SAT Writing Karl Schellscheidt - Dec 4, 2006 </p><p>The SAT Writing includes a mandatory hand-written essay. Today, I’d like to give you the actual essay “rubric” that’s used to score the SAT essay. (See below.) Remember, your essay will be scored by two qualified essay graders. Based on the rubric below, each grader will score your essay on a 1-6 scale. Development of Grammar and Word Organization Use of Language Sentence Structure Position Usage No plausible Disorganized; little orContains fundamentalSeverely flawed Grammar and word position is taken on no focus; incoherent vocabulary mistakes sentence structure usage are so poor the topic; severely that they interfere 1 lacking in examples, with meaning; very reasons and/or poor mechanics (like evidence punctuation)</p><p>Position on topic is Poorly organized; Poor use of language; Frequent problems Grammar and word unclear or lacks focus; problems indicates very limitedwith sentence usage mistakes are extremely limited; with coherence or vocabulary and poor structure frequent and inappropriate flow of ideas word choice interfere with 2 examples or meaning; poor reasons; insufficient mechanics evidence</p><p>Position on topic Limited in Displays developing Some problems with Contains many demonstrates organization and use of language; sentence structure; mistakes in grammar critical thinking skill focus; demonstrates contains indications lacks a variety of word usage and applied lapses in coherence of weak vocabulary sentence structures mechanics 3 inconsistently; or flow of ideas and poor word inadequate selection examples, reasons or evidence</p><p>Position on topic Generally organized Displays adequate, Good sentence Contains some demonstrates and focused; but inconsistent, use structure; mistakes in grammar, competent critical demonstrates some of language; demonstrates some word usage and thinking skill; coherence and vocabulary used is variety of sentence mechanics 4 example, reasons attention to the flow generally appropriate structure and evidence are of ideas adequate</p><p>Position is Well organized and Displays competent Good sentence Generally free of effectively focused; use of language; uses structure; mistakes in grammar, developed through demonstrates appropriate demonstrates variety word usage and strong critical coherence and ideas vocabulary in sentence structure mechanics thinking skill; flow well 5 examples, reasons and evidence are generally appropriate</p><p>Position effectively Well organized and Displays skillful use Good sentence Free of most and insightfully clearly focused; of language; structure; mistakes in grammar, developed through clearly coherent and vocabulary is demonstrates word usage and outstanding critical ideas flow seamlessly accurate and varied; meaningful and mechanics 6 thinking skill; words are skilled variety of examples, reasons appropriately and sentence structure and evidence are skillfully chosen clearly appropriate</p>