Rubric for Essay: Elementary
Criteria 1 2 3 4 Score
Information
Information Information
clearly relates to
Information has relates to the clearly relates to
the main topic. It
Focus/Main little or nothing to main topic. No the main topic. It
provides 1-2
Point do with the main detail and/or includes several
supporting
topic examples are supporting details
details and/or
given and/or examples
examples
Most paragraphs All paragraphs
Paragraph
include include
structure was not Paragraphs
introductory introductory
clear and include related
Paragraph sentence, sentence,
sentences were information but
Construction explanations or explanations or
not typically were typically not
details, and details, and
related within the constructed well
concluding concluding
paragraphs
sentence sentences
Information is
Information is
Information is very organized
The information organized, but
organized with with well-
Organization appears to be paragraphs are
well-constructed constructed
disorganized not well-
paragraphs paragraphs and
constructed
subheadings
Many A few Almost no
No grammatical,
grammatical, grammatical, grammatical,
spelling or
Mechanics spelling or spelling or spelling or
punctuation
punctuation punctuation punctuation
errors
errors errors errors
Rubric for Artwork: Elementary"
Criteria 1 2 3 Score
Artwork has no Artwork reflects Artwork reflects
control of the media adequate control of deliberate control of
Craftmanship/Skill
and lacking the media. Basic media. Advanced
craftsmanship craftmanship craftmanship
Does not exhibit
Artwork is innovative,
creative thinking.
Creativity/ Artwork has the completely original,
Artwork is
Inventiveness basics well thought-out and
underdeveloped and
thoroughly developed
unoriginal
Advanced
Composition lacking a Basic composition,
composition
Composition cohesive appearance, includes some
incorporating several
no design elements design elements
design elements
Artwork is complete
Artwork is as
Artwork appears to at a basic level.
Completeness complete as the
still be in-progress Could use some
student could make it
finishing touches