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A FREEBIE to
accompany my
Common Core
Writing Bundles
(Grades 1-4)
Created by:
Jamie Rector
2nd Grade Stuff
This is a complimentary
FREE DOWNLOAD to accompany
my Common Core Writing Bundles
#1 and #2 that you can find in my
TPT store at the links below:
http://www.bit.ly/ccwritingbundle1
and
http://www.bit.ly/ccwritingbundle2
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Ask Yourself:
★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★★
Yes, I clearly
Well, I
Did you clearly No, I didn’t stated my
somewhat Yes, I stated
state your state my opinion in a
stated my my opinion.
opinion? opinion at all. very creative
opinion.
way!
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Ask Yourself:
★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★★
Yes, I clearly
Well, I
Did you clearly No, I didn’t stated my
somewhat Yes, I stated
state your state my opinion in a
stated my my opinion.
opinion? opinion at all. very creative
opinion.
way!
Yes, I supplied
No, I didn’t Yes, I supplied
Did you supply Well, I supplied MANY reasons
supply any MORE THAN
reasons to ONE reason to to support my
reasons to ONE reason to
support your support my opinion in a
support my support my
opinion? opinion. very creative
opinion. opinion.
way!
Yes, I introduced my
Did you introduce the No, I didn’t introduce Well, I somewhat Yes, I introduced my
topic in a very
topic? my topic at all. introduced my topic. topic.
creative way!
Yes, I created an
Did you create an Well, I somewhat Yes, I created an
No, I didn’t create an organizational
organizational created an organizational
organizational structure that lists
structure that lists organizational structure that lists
structure at all. reasons in a very
reasons? structure. reasons.
creative way!
Yes, I provided a
Did you provide a No, I didn’t provide a Well, I somewhat Yes, I provided a
concluding statement
concluding statement concluding statement provided a concluding concluding statement
or section in a very
or section? or section at all. statement or section. or section.
creative way!
© 2013 Jamie Rector
Opinion Writing Rubric
4th Grade
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Ask Yourself:
★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★★
Yes, I introduced my
Did you introduce the No, I didn’t introduce Well, I somewhat Yes, I introduced my
topic in a very
topic? my topic at all. introduced my topic. topic.
creative way!
Yes, I supplied
Did you supply No, I didn’t Well, I supplied
Yes, I supplied MANY facts
some facts supply any some facts
facts about about my topic
about the facts about about the
my topic. in a very
topic? the topic. topic.
creative way!
Yes, I used
Yes, I used MANY facts
Did you use No, I didn’t Well, I used a
SEVERAL and definitions
facts and use facts and FEW facts and
facts and to develop
definitions to definitions to definitions to
definitions to points in a
develop points? develop points. develop points.
develop points. very creative
way!
Yes, I introduced my
Did you introduce the No, I didn’t introduce Well, I somewhat Yes, I introduced my
topic in a very
topic? my topic at all. introduced my topic. topic.
creative way!
Yes, I clearly
Did you group related No, I didn’t group Well, I grouped Yes, I grouped grouped related
information related information SOME related related information information together
together? together. information together. together. in a very creative
way!
Yes, I included Yes, I included MANY
Did you include
Well, I included a SEVERAL illustrations when
illustrations when No, I didn’t include
FEW illustrations to illustrations when useful to aide
useful to aiding illustrations at all.
aide comprehension. useful to aide comprehension in a
comprehension?
comprehension very creative way!
Yes, I provided a
Did you provide a No, I didn’t provide a Well, I somewhat Yes, I provided a
concluding statement
concluding statement concluding statement provided a concluding concluding statement
or section in a very
or section? or section at all. statement or section. or section.
creative way!
Yes, I provided a
Did you provide a No, I didn’t provide a Well, I somewhat Yes, I provided a
concluding statement or
concluding statement or concluding statement or provided a concluding concluding statement or
section in a very
section? section at all. statement or section. section.
creative way!
© 2013 Jamie Rector
Narrative Writing Rubric
1st Grade
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Ask Yourself:
★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★★
Yes, I recounted
Did you recount Yes, I recounted
Well, I two or more
two or more No, I didn’t two or more
somewhat appropriately
appropriately recount two or appropriately
recounted two sequenced
sequenced more events. sequenced
or more events. events in a very
events? events.
creative way!
Yes, I included
No, I didn’t Well, I included Yes, I included MANY details
Did you include
include details SOME details SEVERAL details regarding what
details regarding
regarding what regarding what regarding what happened in a
what happened?
happened. happened. happened. very creative
way!
Yes, I used
Yes, I used
Did you use No, I didn’t use Well, I used a MANY temporal
SEVERAL
temporal words temporal words FEW temporal words to signal
temporal words
to signal event to signal event words to signal event order in a
to signal event
order? order. event order. very creative
order.
way!
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Ask Yourself:
★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★★
Did you recount Well, I Yes, I recounted
a well- somewhat Yes, I recounted an event or
No, I didn’t
elaborated event recounted an an event or short sequence
recount an event
or short event or short short sequence of events in a
at all.
sequence of sequence of of events. very creative
events? events. way!
Yes, I included Yes, I included
Did you include No, I didn’t Well, I included
SEVERAL details details to
details to include details to SOME details to
to describe describe actions,
describe actions, describe actions, describe actions,
actions, thoughts, and
thoughts, and thoughts, and thoughts, and
thoughts, and feelings in a very
feelings? feelings at all. feelings.
feelings. creative way!
Yes, I used
Yes, I used
Did you use No, I didn’t use Well, I used a MANY temporal
SEVERAL
temporal words temporal words FEW temporal words to signal
temporal words
to signal event to signal event words to signal event order in a
to signal event
order? order. event order. very creative
order.
way!
No, I did not use Well, I used SOME Yes, I used concrete
Did you use concrete Yes, I used concrete
concrete words and concrete words and words and phrases and
words and phrases and words and phrases and
phrases and sensory phrases and sensory sensory details to convey
sensory details to convey sensory details to convey
details to convey details to convey experiences and events
experiences and events experiences and events
experiences and events experiences and events precisely in a very
precisely? precisely.
precisely. precisely. creative way!
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