End of 2nd Semester Writing Rubric
Grade 12 - (Long Writing - Argumentative)
Planner
Points
(2 pt.)
Criterion
the plan presents a very
clear outline of the essay
Planning and there is a clear
correlation between the
plan and the text
Writing prompt
Criteria & Allocated Points
content relevant to the task;
target reader fully informed;
there is a balance between
arguments for and
Content and
arguments against
Target Reader
supported by appropriate
justifications
(2 pt.)
essay excellently organised;
has an engaging
introduction & the points
lead logically from one to
another to a conclusion;
details specific & clear and
Organisation sentences flow smoothly
throughout the text;
arguments for and against
are presented in the correct
structure of argumentative
essays.
(2 pt.)
use of a variety of simple
and complex sentence forms
to create interest; no
Grammar, punctuation errors
Cohesion, + meaning of the writing and
Punctuation rich use of vocabulary; use
& of less common lexis
Vocabulary effectively and precisely
(2 pt.)
(1 pt.)
the plan presents a fairly clear
outline of the essay and some
ideas are presented in the text
some irrelevancy; target
reader informed, some
arguments for and against are
presented; some points are
supported by justifications
(1 pt.)
essay quite organised; has
some elements of beginning,
middle and end; details vary
from specific & clear to
general & vague or they may
be missing; some arguments
for and against are presented,
but mostly not in the correct
structure of argumentative
essays.
(1 pt.)
mostly simple sentence forms
with occasional use of
connectors; grammar errors
begin to detract from the
fluent reading of the text;
some errors in punctuation
+ irrelevant to the task
vocabulary including
inappropriate usage of less
common lexis
(1 pt.)
Total: 2
(0 pt.)
no correlation between the plan
and the text
Total: 6
content totally irrelevant to the
topic; prompt misinterpreted,
target reader not informed
(0 pt.)
essay disorganised with no
elements of beginning, middle
and end; details missing
altogether
(0 pt.)
grammar errors make it very
difficult to follow the writing;
the response provides too little
text for evaluation; punctuation
marks, if any, are misapplied
+
vocabulary inappropriate or
(0 pt.)