CATEGORY

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Overall effect

Well-conceived and executed. Evidence of unity and evenness. Generally high quality. Some loss of overall unity and evenness. Average execution. Uneven in style and degree of imitation. Poorly conceived and poorly executed.

Style

Excellent rendering of elements of authorial style without lapsing into parody. Good rendering of elements of authorial style. Lacking subtlety or lacking important aspects of style. Weak resemblance of style of original. Almost no resemblance of style of original.

Target Language

(vocabulary)

Target language usage is excellent. Impressive use of vocabulary to carry out the imitation. Target language usage is good. Some inaccuracies of vocabulary or beginning and intermediate level of vocabulary primarily. Vocabulary is limited to such an extent that the execution of the pastiche is thereby hindered. Severely limited vocabulary.

Target Language

(grammar/syntax)

 Variety of grammatical forms with very few errors. No errors that interfere with meaning. Some variety of grammatical forms. Occasional errors in basic grammar aspects, but these seldom obscure meaning. Frequent errors with basic grammar aspects that may at times obscure meaning. Almost no variety in grammatical forms. Errors obscure meaning.
Organization Well organized with clear introduction, development and conclusion. Coherent and cohesive. Excellent use of connecting words. Mostly organized and exhibiting coherence among the parts. Adequate use of connecting words. Somewhat organized and somewhat coherent but with disconnected and/or repetitive ideas. Appropriate use of basic connecting words. Confusing and disconnected organization. Lacks introduction and conclusion. Little or no appropriate use of connecting words.

Originality

Shows a large amount of original thought. Insightful as to the style of the original. Ideas are creative and inventive.

Shows some original thought and insight. Adequate for representing the style of the original.

Shows little evidence of original thinking or insight. Inadequate for representing the style of the original. Shows no evidence of original thinking or insight. Almost no evidence of appreciation of the original text.