Rubric Scoring Guide for Paragraph, Report and Essay Writing

 

 

 

Advanced (4 points)

Proficient (3 points)

Basic (2 points)

Below Basic (1 point)

Score

Organization

___ In-depth organization of

       information                          ___ Strong topic sentences                    ___ Reasons, details, facts

       that support topic                         ___ Transitions sound natural

       so the writing flows                           

___ Effective or elaborate

       examples                            ___ Strong conclusion (if

       appropriate)

___ Well organized        

___ Topic sentence is

        obvious                         ___ Reasons, details, facts

       included                                                               ___ Transitions fits the

       purpose                          ___ Good examples       

___ Solid conclusion (if

       appropriate)                     

___ Not well organized           ___ Topic sentence is

       attempted

___ Reasons, details, facts

       are confusing                

___ Transitions are

       ordinary                        ___ Few examples        

___ Weak conclusion (if                                  

       appropriate)

___ Not organized                  ___ Topic sentence is

       missing                            ___ Reasons, details, facts

       are unclear or not

       related           

___ No transitions                  ___ No examples                   ___ No conclusion (when

       necessary)

 

Content

___ Quality and quantity of

        information educates or

        entertains the reader          

___ Highly interesting

       examples bring the writing

       to life                                       

___ Fully developed writing

___ All information relates

       to the topic                    

___ Examples help the

       reader understand the

       topic

___ Clearly addresses the

       topic   

___ Information wanders

       from the topic                  

___ Few Examples         ___ Accurate, but the topic

       is not developed

___ Not enough information                    ___ Examples are

       inaccurate, confusing

       or left out                                  

___ The topic is not

       developed

 

Style

___ A variety of sentence

       types                                    ___ Rich vocabulary or

       figurative language             ___ Writing style reflects

       purpose

___  At least two sentence

        types                              ___  Accurate vocabulary  ___ Writing style fits

        purpose

___ Simple sentences          ___ Basic vocabulary          ___ Writing style fits

       purpose but needs

       improvement 

 

___ Many fragment or run-

       on sentences                               ___ Repeated vocabulary       ___ No clear writing style

 

Grammar / Mechanics

___ Very few errors in CUPS*

___ Some errors in CUPS,

       but they do not

       interfere with reading

       or understanding the

       writing

___ Several errors in

       CUPS that slows down

        the reader

___ Filled with errors in

       CUPS and interferes

       with the reading

 

 

 

*CUPS = CAPITALIZAION – USAGE – PUNCTUATION – SPELLING         Total Score (16 possible)