B1.

1 Book 5 Units 3 & 4 WRITING RUBRIC

Mark 1 2 3 4 5
Functions  Single words  Gives a few  Uses simple  Uses some  Describes
and Content  Memorized key points of language, e.g. intensifiers feelings and
(Vocabulary) chunks information ‘I like and reactions
 Avoids topic  Goes off- spiders’ adjectives  Uses
completely topic  Stays mostly  Describes key appropriate
on-topic points with semiformal
simple register
reasons  Attempts
genre
(descriptive
magazine/
internet
writing)
Achieved?
Grammar,  No naturally  Makes many  Makes errors Makes spelling Makes only
Spelling and produced spelling and in spelling and grammar occasional
Punctuation clauses grammar and grammar mistakes but spelling and
 No errors but meaning meaning clear grammar
punctuation  Uses little or clear with Uses a range errors
no effort on your of punctuation Uses
punctuation part with few punctuation to
 Uses only  Attempts errors make text
present tense some Uses past readable
punctuation tense well Attempts
but makes future and/or
errors perfect tenses
 Attempts past
tense with
errors

Achieved?
Cohesion No cohesion  Gives a series Links clauses Uses ‘or’, Carries ideas
and Anything of points with ‘because’ ‘so’ between
Coherence produced is without links ‘and’ ‘but’ Uses pronouns sentences and
incoherent  Gives less Presents ideas (‘he’, ‘she’, paragraphs
than 50% of in more-or- ‘it’)
suggested less logical
word count order

Achieved?