RAFT Rubric Descriptors of Successful Writing ‘Almost all the writing Much of the writing ‘Some of the ‘Almost none It is clear what this piece is about © The piece is about a single experience or event 4 3 writing 2 of the writing 1 Writing full communicates ideas and shows thought © Event is fully explained Sequence of the events are evident ‘One idea logically connects to the next © Transitional words and phrases connect sentences and ideas ‘Writing contains varied and descriptive vocabulary © Sensory details make the writing come alive ‘Writing demonstrates increasing command of grammar, usage, and mechanics ‘© Sentence fragments are corrected © Sentences are capitalized and have the appropriate end marks Writing demonstrates increasing command of grade-appropriate spelling conventions ‘© Writing has been proofread for spelling errors © Commonly misused words are spelled correctly