Writing Rubric

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Does Not Partially Meets Does Not Fully Meet Meets Exceeds
Meet

CONTENT/IDEAS Writing is extremely Writing is limited in Writing does not Writes related, Writing is purposeful
limited in communicating clearly communicate quality paragraphs, and focused. Piece
communicating knowledge. Length is knowledge. The with little or no contains some details.
knowledge, with no not adequate for reader is left with details.
central theme. development. questions.

ORGANIZATION Writing is Writing is brief and Writing is confused Uses correct writing Writing includes a
disorganized and underdeveloped with and loosely organized. format. strong beginning,
underdeveloped with very weak transitions Transitions are weak Incorporates a middle, and end, with
no transitions or and closure. and closure is coherent closure. some transitions and
closure. ineffective. good closure.

VOCABULARY/ Careless or inaccurate Language is trite, Shows some use of Uses a variety of Purposeful use of word
WORD CHOICE word choice, which vague or flat. varied word choice. word choice to choice.
obscures meaning. make writing
interesting.

VOICE Writer’s voice/ point Writer’s voice/ point of Writer’s voice/ point Writer uses Writer has strong
of view shows no view shows little sense of view shows that voice/point of view. voice/ point of view.
sense of audience. of audience. sense of audience is Writes with the Writing engages the
vague. understanding of a audience.
specific audience.

SENTENCE Frequent run-ons or Many run-ons or Some run-ons or Uses simple Frequent and varied
FLUENCY fragments, with no fragments. Little fragments. Limited compound, and sentence structure.
variety in sentence variety in sentence variety in sentence complex, sentences.
structure. structure. structure.

CONVENTIONS Parts of speech show Inconsistent agreement Occasional errors Maintains Consistent agreement
lack of agreement. between parts of between parts of agreement between between parts of
Frequent errors in speech. Many errors in speech. Some errors parts of speech. Few speech. Uses correct
mechanics. Little or mechanics. Limited in mechanics. Some errors in mechanics. punctuation,
no evidence of evidence of spelling evidence of spelling Applies basic grade capitalization, etc.
spelling strategies. strategies. strategies. level spelling. Consistent use of
spelling strategies.