3rd 9 Weeks WRITING RUBRIC IDEAS (On Topic)

Name ______________________ Date _____________________ Composite Score

Writing somewhat matches topic or illustrations 4 points Not all sentences sound natural but still communicates effectively 4 points Writing starts out w/ a beginning, but mixes the middle & has an end 4 points 3 sentences that a reader can easily understand 4 points Adjectives & adverbs used occasionally 4 points. Only 1 or 2 errors in the spelling of word wall words and phonetic spelling is used on other words. 4 points Most sentences start with capital letters and end with proper punctuation 4 points Most, but not all, letters are formed correctly, in the correct direction & sitting on the line 2 points Writing starts out on topic, or matching illustration but then wanders 3 points Sentences are short & simple but still communicates effectively 3 points Writing has some sequence of events 3 points 2 sentences that a reader can easily understand 1 points Adjectives and adverbs are rarely used. 3 points. Only 3 or 4 errors in the spelling of word wall words and phonetic spelling is used on other words. 3 points Some capital letters at beginning of sentences & some proper ending punctuation.3 points Most but not all letters are formed correctly, but not sitting on the lines 1 point Writing does not match topic but is good 2 points Sentences are short, fragmented & difficult to read 2 points Writer attempts to write in a sequence but thoughts are mixed 2 points 1 sentence that a reader can easily understand 1 points Adjectives and adverbs are not used. 0 points Five or more errors in spelling of word wall words and phonetic spelling is rarely used on other words. 2 points No capital letters at beginning of sentences & no punctuation at end 2 points Some letters are formed correctly, but there are reversals & letters are not sitting correctly on lines 0 points Word wall words are not spelled correctly and phonetic spelling is not used. 0 points Attempted to write 0 points Attempted to write 1 point Only a string of letters, hard to read 0 points Writing has no logical sequence of events 0 points No complete sentences 0 points

Writing is related to topic &/or matches illustrations. 5 points Sentences sound natural, conversational when read 5 points Writing has a beginning, middle, and end 5 points 4 or more sentences that a reader can easily understand 5 points Adjectives, adverbs, & interesting verbs used appropriately through out. 5 points. Word wall words are always spelled correctly and phonetic spelling is used on other words 5 points All sentences start with a capital letter and end with proper punctuation 5 points All letters are formed correctly, in the correct direction and sitting on the line 2 points

Sentence Fluency

Organization Chronological Order

Number of sentences

Word Choice

Spelling

Capital letters and Punctuation

Handwriting

Many letters are not formed correctly, many reversals, and many letters do not sit on lines 0 points

Appropriate space is used between words

Spacing ________________
Score 39 & up 381 37 36 35 34 Grad e 100 95 90 85 80 75

2 points

Most words have space between them 1 points

Some words have space between them or some spaces are too wide 1 points

Occasional spacing between words or inconsistent spacing. 0 points

No evidence of spaces 0 points

Scor e 33 32 31 30 29 & below

Grade 70 65 60 55 50