Story Writing : Writing Final Draft 1

Teacher Name: Mrs. Weber

Student Name:

________Student 3_______________

CATEGORY
Neatness

Focus on Assigned Topic

4
The final draft of the text
is readable, clean, neat
and attractive. It is free of
erasures and crossed-out
words. It looks like the
author took great pride in
it.

3
The final draft of the text
is readable, neat and
attractive. It may have
one or two erasures, but
they are not distracting. It
looks like the author took
some pride in it.

2
The final draft of the text
is readable and shows
parts were written using
their best handwriting. It
looks like other parts of it
might have been done in
a hurry.

1
The final draft is not neat
or attractive. It looks like
the student just wanted
to get it done and did not
take pride in their work.

The entire text is related

to the chosen topic and
allows the reader to
understand much more
about the topic.

Most of the text is

related to the chosen
topic. The story wanders
off at one point, but the
reader can still learn
something about the
topic.

Some of the text is related No attempt has been

to the chosen topic, but a made to relate the text to
reader does not learn
the chosen topic.
much about the topic.

Spelling

There are no spelling

There 2-3 spelling errors
errors in the final draft.
in the final draft.
Characters and place
names that were invented
by the author are
consistently spelled
throughout the text.

There are 4-5 spelling

errors in the final draft.

Punctuation

There are no punctuation There 2-3 punctuation

errors in the final draft. errors in the final draft.

There are 4-5 punctuation The final draft has more

errors in the final draft.
than 5 punctuation errors.

Effort and Application of Skills Student devotes a lot of

time and effort to the
writing process
(prewriting, drafting,
reviewing, and editing).
Works hard to apply the
skills acquired in the
writing process.

Student devotes sufficient

time and effort to the
writing process
(prewriting, drafting,
reviewing, and editing).
Works and attempts to
apply the skills learned in
the writing process.

Student devotes some

time and effort to the
writing process but was
not very thorough. Has
shown some growth in
applying the skills learned
throughout the writing
process.

The final draft has more

than 5 spelling errors.

Student devotes little

time and effort to the
writing process. Does not
show growth in applying
the skills learned
throughout the writing
process.

Comments: This student switched pieces at the last mintute. This shows a lack of deovtion to writing the piece since the original piece was
twice as long. The sentence structure is similar to their speaking patterns. This is common for an ELL. Punctuation is great but spelling
mistakes are most likely from rushing. Student needs to work on focusing and taking time to do it right which will improve the overall piece
and result in a higher score.