Marking the Text Rubric

Name _______________________________________

Date ___________________

Period _____________ ELA

Title of Text:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
4

Number the
Paragraphs

All paragraphs are

numbered

Nearly all
paragraphs are
numbered

Paragraphs are
numbered, but
incorrectly

Paragraphs are
not numbered

Circle Key
Terms

All Key Terms are

circle, and some even
have notations related
to meaning, like
synonyms, etc.

All of the key

terms are circled

Half of the key

terms are circled;
may circle some
words that are
not key terms

Very few key

terms are circled;
may have circled
many words that
are not key terms

Underline
Claims

All of the claims are

underlined/ highlighted,
plus 1 or more
supporting detail(s) or
piece of evidence.

All of the claims

are underlined,
and / or
highlighted.

Half of the claims

are underlined;
some irrelevant
information may
be underlined

Very few claims

are underlined;
many pieces of
irrelevant
information may
be underlined

Student Text Marking Score ____________

Scored / Graded by (teacher or peer editor)

___________________________________________

Comments