Grade 7 Activity Rubric

Unsatisfactor Needs
Satisfactory Outstanding
y Improvement SCORE
10 pts 15 pts
0 pts 5 pts
Content & Unsatisfactory Needs Satisfactory Outstanding
Developmen Improvement
t - Content is - Content is - Content is
incomplete. - Content is not accurate and comprehensive,
- Major points comprehensive persuasive. accurate, and
are not clear. and /or persuasive. - Major points are persuasive.
-Specific - Major points are stated. - Major points are
examples are addressed, but not - Responses are stated clearly and are
not used. well supported. adequate and well supported.
- Responses are address topic. - Responses are
inadequate or do - Content is clear. excellent, timely and
not address topic. -Specific address topic.
-Specific examples examples are - Content is clear.
do not support used. -Specific examples are
topic. used.
Organization Unsatisfactory Needs Satisfactory Outstanding
& Structure Improvement
- Organization - Structure is -Structure of the paper
and structure - Structure of the mostly clear and is clear and easy to
detract from paper is not easy to easy to follow. follow.
the message. follow. - Transitions are - Transitions are
- Writing is - Transitions need present. logical and maintain
disjointed and improvement. - Conclusion is the flow of thought
lacks transition - Conclusion is logical. throughout the paper.
of thoughts. missing, or if - Conclusion is logical
provided, does not and flows from the
flow from the body body of the paper.
of the paper.
Grammar, Unsatisfactory Needs Satisfactory Outstanding
Punctuation Improvement
& Spelling - Paper - Rules of - Rules of grammar,
contains - Paper contains grammar, usage, usage, and punctuation
numerous few grammatical, and punctuation are followed; spelling
grammatical, punctuation and are followed with is correct.
punctuation, spelling errors. minor errors.
and spelling Spelling is
errors. correct.