Valley Central Writing Rubric K-12

Valley Central Writing Rubric K-12 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ADDITIONAL FOCUS 4 3 2 1 Organization Well organized/ fully Organized and shows Some organization is evident Unclear Direction developed – easy to development Lacks clear focus Lacks focus and Focus follow organization Clear focus with some Is generally unstructured structure Coherence Clear focus and direction inconsistencies Difficult to follow Order Relevant details Provides some details Clear & Appropriate transitions Ideas/Meaning Develops the assigned topic Addresses the assigned Does not present a clear Off topic Exhibits understanding and in an interesting, topic in an acceptable thought or idea. Hard to follow interpretation of the task powerful, and imaginative but unimaginative way Meaning is confused or way vague Development/Details Effective development Development uses some Limited/brief development Minimal development Level at which ideas are using a wide range of specific relevant details with few supporting details with no supporting supported with details specific, relevant details Development has Development is not logical details in a structured manner some organization nor clear and structure Language Use/ Excellent word choice, Appropriate word choice, Language rarely is adjusted Language is not adjusted Sentence Fluency appropriately adjusted to adjusted occasionally to appropriate to subject and to subject and audience Voice appropriate word choice subject and audience subject and audience audience Language lacks variety, Vivid/specific language Excellent use of specific Uses some specific and Sentences are unvaried power and specificity Variety of sentences and vivid language in vivid language and The language is imprecise Writing is flat skillful and creative varies sentences rather than vivid and sentence variety appropriately specific Conventions/Mechanics Effective control of written General control of rules Some control of the rules of Difficulty with rules of Spelling language for written language written language written language Grammar Minimal errors in spelling, Few and infrequent Errors create confusion and Many errors in spelling, Paragraph: T.S./S.D. grammar, & punctuation errors which do not interfere with meaning grammar, and Punctuation/Capitalization advance understanding seriously impede punctuation which understanding confuse meaning Additional Requirements

Revised 1/9/2018