Scores given to papers range from six down to one.
Readers should reward what has been done well. Scores should reflect the range in excellence in the papers that have been written on the topic. The range finders and samples will provide examples of responses at the various score levels and will guide your understanding of both the diversity and limits of the range at each score level. Because each topic places unique demands on student writers, readers should score papers primarily in reference to the standards that emerge from the sample papers. These categories are listed below.