Essay
comments, derived from the scoring rubric, are selected by ACT scorers to help
student writers understand the strengths and weaknesses of their essays.
The
comments appear in their entirety on the Student Score Report. The code numbers
for the comments are listed on the High School and College Score Reports.
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No Writing Results |
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The pages submitted for the Writing Test could not be scored. No
score is possible if the pages were left blank or were marked void at the
test center, or if the essay is illegible, is not written in English, or does
not respond to the prompt. In any of these cases, no Combined English/Writing
score or Writing subscore can be reported. |
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A Combined English/Writing score and Writing subscore
can be reported only when there is a valid English score. Because there were
no responses to any items on the multiple-choice English Test, no Combined
English/Writing or Writing results can be reported. |
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Make and Articulate Judgments |
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20. |
Your essay responded to the prompt by taking a position on the
issue. |
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21. |
Your essay responded to the prompt by taking a clear position on
the issue. |
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22. |
Your essay acknowledged counterarguments on the issue but did
not discuss them. |
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23. |
Your essay showed recognition of the complexity of the issue by
addressing counterarguments. |
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24. |
Your essay showed recognition of the complexity of the issue by
partially evaluating its implications. |
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25. |
Your essay addressed the complexity of the issue by fully
responding to counterarguments. |
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26. |
Your essay addressed the complexity of the issue by evaluating
its implications. |
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Develop Ideas |
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30. |
Your essay provided very little writing about your ideas. Try to
write more about the topic. |
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31. |
The ideas in your essay needed to be more fully explained and
supported with more details. |
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32. |
Your essay used some specific details, reasons, and examples,
but it needed more of them. |
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33. |
Your essay adequately supported general statements with specific
reasons, examples, and details. |
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34. |
General statements in your essay were well supported with
specific reasons, examples, and details. |
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35. |
Your essay effectively supported general statements with
specific reasons, examples, and details. |
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Sustain Focus |
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40. |
Your writing did not maintain a focus on the issue. Try to plan
your essay before you write. |
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41. |
Your essay focused on the general topic rather than on the
specific issue in the prompt. |
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42. |
Your essay maintained focus on the specific issue in the prompt.
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Organize and Present Ideas |
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50. |
Your essay lacked organization. Try to plan and arrange your
ideas logically. |
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51. |
Your essay was not clearly organized. Try to plan and arrange
your ideas logically. |
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52. |
Your essay showed basic organizational structure, but the ideas
needed to be more clearly connected. |
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53. |
The organization of your essay was adequate, but the rigid
structure seemed to limit discussion. |
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54. |
Your essay was well organized, making it easy to understand
logical relationships among ideas. |
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55. |
The logical sequence of ideas in your essay fit its persuasive
purpose well. |
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Communicate Clearly |
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60. |
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors made your essay
difficult to understand. |
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61. |
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors were distracting.
Proofread your writing. |
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62. |
Using correct grammar and more varied sentence structures would
improve your essay. |
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63. |
Using more varied sentence structures would make your essay
clearer and more engaging. |
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64. |
Using more sentence variety and precise word choice would make
your essay clearer and more engaging. |
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65. |
Some varied sentence structures and precise word choice added
clarity and interest to your writing. |
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66. |
Your essay showed a good command of language by using varied
sentences and precise word choice. |
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