NCO Leadership Center of Excellence and U. S. Army Sergeants Major Academy
BASIC LEADER COURSE
Form 1009W (SPECIAL) Writing Assessment STUDENTS NAME:
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Informative Essay DATE:
FACILITATORS NAME:
RATING: 5-ADVANCED 4-PROFICIENT 3-COMPETENT 2-DEVELOPING 1-LEARNING 0-NONPERFORMER
RANGE:
EARNED:
REQUIRED WRITING STANDARDS
PURPOSE: The specific reason explaining why the document, correspondence, or report is necessary.
ANALYSIS: Breaking down a situation, concept, or argument into its individual parts to examine how they relate to
one another.
SYNTAX: Clear sentence structure using all parts of speech, especially the use of active voice constructions
instead of passive voice.
CONCISION: The ability to infuse the greatest amount of information into the least amount of words.
ACCURACY: Using flawless spelling, punctuation, grammar, and mechanics. Also, fairly representing credible
sources (citations) using course requirements.
WRITING ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION:
Facilitators Comments:
Facilitators Signature:
Students Comments:
Students Signature:
Writing Standards Assignment Scoring Sheet
Required U.S. Army Standards and Techniques 5 4 3 2 1 0
Advanced Proficient Competent Developing Learning Nonperformer
Purpose: The specific reason explaining why the document,
correspondence, or report is necessary.
Analysis: Breaking down a situation, concept, or argument into its
individual parts to examine how they relate to one another.
Syntax: Clear sentence structure using all parts of speech, especially
the use of active voice constructions instead of passive voice.
Concision: The ability to infuse the greatest amount of information
into the least amount of words.
Accuracy: 1) Using flawless spelling, punctuation, grammar, and
mechanics; 2) fairly representing credible sources using course
requirements.
Total:
Average:
Facilitator Comments:
If similarity reports indicate 50 percent or more, the facilitator will review the assessment for possible plagiarism.
1 Frontloading prioritizes information based on importance. For Army writing, the main point should appear as close to the front as conventions allow. Bottom Line up Front (BLUF) 2 Developing writers typically draw conclusions near the end of a section, paragraph, bullet point, or list. Learning writers tend to reach the main point in the middle of the document. 3 Analysis values based on AR 25-50 correspondence requirements; values may need adjusting for assignment specifics (content) 4 The logical times to use passive voice are when the subject (doer) is unknown, the receiver of action takes priority, or when using a commonly passive phrase (e.g. I was
