Written Discourse II - Assessment Rubric – Assignment #1
Excellent (10-9) Very Good (8-7)
Content Uses appropriate, relevant,
Development and compelling content to
illustrate mastery of the
subject, conveying the
writer's understanding, and
shaping the whole work.
Main Idea Correctly develops the
main idea in a clear and
accurate manner.
Supporting Details Clearly states 4 or more
important and logical
details, making a
convincing paragraph.
Conclusion Writes a clear and specific
concluding statement.
Presentation of Ideas were expressed in a
Ideas clear and organized
fashion.
Mechanics and Contains few, if any,
Syntax spelling or grammatical
errors.
Other comments:
Satisfactory (6-5)
Uses appropriate, relevant,
and compelling content to
explore ideas within the
context of the discipline
and shape the whole work.
Correctly develop most of
main idea in a complete
sentence.
States at least 3 important
and logical details, making
a convincing paragraph.
Writes an adequate
concluding statement.
Ideas were expressed in a
pretty clear manner, but
the organization could
have been better since the
topic chosen was not
always clear.
Contains some errors in
punctuation, spelling or
grammar that do not
interfere with meaning.
In needs of Improvement (4-
Uses appropriate and
relevant content to
develop and explore ideas
through most of the work.
Develops an important idea
but not the main idea in a
complete sentence.
States at least 2 important
detail, making a rather
convincing paragraph.
Writes a weak concluding
statement.
Ideas were somewhat
organized, but were not
very clear. It took more
than one reading to figure
out what the paragraph
was about.
Contains many errors in
punctuation, spelling
and/or grammar that
interfere with meaning
Student:
Below Standard (2-1)
3)
Uses appropriate and
relevant content to
develop simple ideas in
some parts of the work.
Develops a detail but not
the main idea.
Includes unnecessary
details or irrelevant details.
Does not include a
concluding statement.
The paragraph seemed to
be a collection of unrelated
sentences. It was very
difficult to figure out what
it was about.
Contains many errors in
punctuation, spelling and/
or grammar that make the
piece illegible.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.
Fails to fulfill the
requirements of the
assignment.