writingrubric

Writing Rubric for Grades 5 - 6
Content Area: Language Arts

Standard - Language Excellent
1 Satisfactory
2 Improvement Needed
3 Student's rating Peer's/parent's Rating Teacher's Rating

Rhetoric:

Conveys meaning, provides important information, makes a point, fulfills a purpose

Paragraph includes a topic sentence followed by many supporting details (elaboration).

Paragraph includes a topic sentence followed by some supporting details.

No supportive details and not written in paragraph form.

Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose

Uses language that is precise, vivid, and clear

Reveals new insights about a topic

The sentences are very clearly written with much thought and insight.

The sentences are clearly written.

Sentences are vague and unclear and shows little thought and insight

Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose

Has a voice and style that reveals the unique writer and speaks to the reader.

Writing exhibits some flair and creativity. Can easily distinguish who the writer is.

Writing shows some evidence of flair and creativity.

Writing has no evidence of creativity. (Cannot distinguish who the writer is.

Conventions and Skills: Apply Knowledge and understanding of the conventions of language and research when writing.

Apply knowledge of spelling punctuation, and grammar to write text(s) and correct errors.

Paper is written in complete sentences, 90 % free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Paper is written in complete sentences, 80% free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Paper wasn't proofread, many spelling and grammatical errors, some incomplete sentences.

Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose

Has a form or structure where the parts add up to a coherent whole

All the paragraphs relate to the topic.

The paragraph(s) have some evidence of relating to the topic.

The sentences and paragraph do not correspond to the topic/question(s)

Technology as a Tool for Productivity

Use general purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, and to facilitate learning.

Paper is accurately typed on the computer using a word processor: double spaced, size 14, includes title, name and date, spelled checked and grammatically free

Paper is typed on computer using a word processor with a few spelling and grammatical errors.

Paper is written with pencil or pen.

Peer's/Parent's comment and grade...................................................................................

Teacher's comments and grade........................................................................................................

Standard - Language	Excellent 1	Satisfactory 2	Improvement Needed 3	Student's rating	Peer's/parent's Rating	Teacher's Rating
Rhetoric: Conveys meaning, provides important information, makes a point, fulfills a purpose	Paragraph includes a topic sentence followed by many supporting details (elaboration).	Paragraph includes a topic sentence followed by some supporting details.	No supportive details and not written in paragraph form.
Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose Uses language that is precise, vivid, and clear Reveals new insights about a topic	The sentences are very clearly written with much thought and insight.	The sentences are clearly written.	Sentences are vague and unclear and shows little thought and insight
Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose Has a voice and style that reveals the unique writer and speaks to the reader.	Writing exhibits some flair and creativity. Can easily distinguish who the writer is.	Writing shows some evidence of flair and creativity.	Writing has no evidence of creativity. (Cannot distinguish who the writer is.
Conventions and Skills: Apply Knowledge and understanding of the conventions of language and research when writing. Apply knowledge of spelling punctuation, and grammar to write text(s) and correct errors.	Paper is written in complete sentences, 90 % free of grammatical and spelling errors.	Paper is written in complete sentences, 80% free of grammatical and spelling errors.	Paper wasn't proofread, many spelling and grammatical errors, some incomplete sentences.
Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose Has a form or structure where the parts add up to a coherent whole	All the paragraphs relate to the topic.	The paragraph(s) have some evidence of relating to the topic.	The sentences and paragraph do not correspond to the topic/question(s)
Technology as a Tool for Productivity Use general purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, and to facilitate learning.	Paper is accurately typed on the computer using a word processor: double spaced, size 14, includes title, name and date, spelled checked and grammatically free	Paper is typed on computer using a word processor with a few spelling and grammatical errors.	Paper is written with pencil or pen.