Mrs. Alexis
| January 21, 2009 |
7:07 PM
4th GRADE WRITING RUBRIC
Below is a copy of the writing rubric which will be used to grade your articles:
Writing Rubric
Performance Levels
(score range)
Distinguished 27-30
Above Mastery 22-26
Mastery 15-21
Partial Mastery 9-14
Novice 5- 8
| ORGANIZATION | DEVELOPMENT | SENTENCE STRUCTURE | WORD CHOICE | MECHANICS |
6 | 6 Effective Organization - Coherent
- Has a strong beginning, middle,
and end - Purposeful use of transition
- Has paragraphing
| 6 Effective Development - Strong use of examples, evidence, or other supporting details
- Clear focus maintained
| 6 Effective Control of Sentence Structure - Sentences are complete and varied
| 6 Effective Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage | 6 Effective Demonstration of Mechanics - May have minor errors in standard written English
|
5 | 5 Good Organization - Logical progression of ideas
- Has a clear beginning, middle,
and end - Sufficient use of transition
- Has paragraphing
| 5 Good Development - Clear use of evidence or other
supporting details - Clear focus
| 5 Good Control of Sentence Structure - Complete and correct sentences
- Some evidence of sentence variety
| 5 Good Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage | 5 Good Demonstration of Mechanics - Few errors in standard written
English
|
4 | 4 Adequate Organization - Some evidence of a logical order
- May lack a beginning, middle, or end
- Has transition
- Has paragraphing
| 4 Adequate Development - Sufficient use of examples,
evidence, or other supporting details - May lack a continued focus
| 4 Adequate Control of Sentence Structure - Minor errors in structure
- May lack sentence variety
| 4 Adequate Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage - Appropriate
- Somewhat simplistic
| 4 Adequate Demonstration of Mechanics - Some errors in standard written English
|
3 | 3 Limited Organization - Some evidence of organization
- May lack a beginning, middle, or end
- Limited use of transition
- Some evidence of paragraphing
| 3 Limited Development - Some use of examples, evidence, or other supporting details
- Some evidence of focus
| 3 Limited Control of Sentence Structure - Some errors in sentence structure
| 3 Limited Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage - Rambling
- Repetitive
- Simplistic
| 3 Limited Demonstration of Mechanics • Frequent errors in standard written English |
2 | 2 Minimal Organization - Lacks organization
- Lacks clear transition
| 2 Minimal Development - Lacks sufficient examples,
evidence, or other supporting details - Unclear focus
| 2 Minimal Control of Sentence Structure - Contains some incomplete sentences and/or run-on sentences
| 2 Minimal Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage | 2 Minimal Demonstration of Mechanics - Consistent violations of standard written English
|
1 | 1 Inadequate or No Organization - Difficult to follow
- No transition
| 1 Inadequate Development - Lacks examples, evidence, or
other supporting details - No focus
| 1 Inadequate or Incorrect Sentence Structure - Contains numerous incomplete sentences and/or run-on sentences
| 1 Inadequate Demonstration of Word Choice and Usage | 1 Inadequate Demonstration of Mechanics - Serious and consistent violations of standard written English
|
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