West Virginia Writing Rubric - Grade 8

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT SENTENCE STRUCTURE WORD CHOICE/GRAMMAR USAGE MECHANICS Exemplary Organization Exemplary Development Exemplary Sentence Structure Exemplary Word Choice/Grammar Usage Exemplary Mechanics  Clear and logical progression of  Clear focus maintained for intended audience  Sophisticated sentence structure; complete  Vivid, specific, economical, connotative  May have minor errors ideas  Strong development of the topic for narrative and descriptive and correct sentences  Consistent grammar usage  Punctuation Score  Strong introductory paragraph, writing  Sentence variation Subject/verb agreement  Capitalization supporting paragraphs and  Strong thesis statement for development of informative and  Simple Singular/plural nouns  Spelling of 6   concluding paragraph persuasive writing Compound Verb (tense and usage)  Needs little or no editing  Sophisticated transition conveys  Strong use of examples, evidence or relevant details  Complex Pronoun usage relationships among ideas and  Strong use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes Adjective/Adverb paragraphs Effective Organization Effective Development Effective Sentence Structure Effective Word Choice/Grammar Usage Effective Mechanics  Logical progression of ideas  Effective focus maintained for intended audience  Complete and correct sentences  Economical, specific, clear meaning, connotative  Few errors  Introductory paragraph, supporting  Appropriate development of the topic for narrative and  Sentence variation  Mostly consistent grammar usage  Punctuation Score paragraphs and concluding descriptive writing  Simple Subject/verb agreement  Capitalization paragraph  Appropriate thesis statement for development of informative  Compound Singular/plural nouns  Spelling of 5    Purposeful transition conveys and persuasive writing Complex Verb (tense and usage)  Needs some editing relationships among ideas and  Clear use of examples, evidence or relevant details Pronoun usage paragraphs Adjective/Adverb  Use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes Adequate Organization Adequate Development Adequate Sentence Structure Adequate Word Choice/Grammar Usage Adequate Mechanics  Some evidence of a logical progress  Adequate focus maintained for intended audience  Minor errors in sentence structure  Appropriate, specific, somewhat simplistic  Some errors of ideas  Adequate development of the topic for narrative and  Some sentence variation  Somewhat consistent grammar usage  Punctuation Score  Introductory paragraph, supporting descriptive writing  Simple Subject/verb agreement  Capitalization paragraphs and concluding  Adequate thesis statement for development of informative  Compound Singular/plural nouns  Spelling of 4 paragraph and persuasive writing  Complex Verb (tense and usage)  Needs editing but doesn’t impede  Appropriate use of transition;  Sufficient use of examples, evidence or relevant details (errors in more complex sentences do not Pronoun usage readability transition between paragraphs detract) Adjective/Adverb  Use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes Limited Organization Limited Development Limited Sentence Structure Limited Word Choice/Grammar Usage Limited Mechanics  Limited evidence of a logical  Some evidence of focus for intended audience  Some errors in sentence structure  Vague, redundant, simplistic  Frequent errors progression of ideas  Limited development of the topic for narrative and descriptive  Limited sentence variation  Several inconsistencies in grammar usage  Punctuation Score  Introductory paragraph and writing  Simple Subject/verb agreement  Capitalization of 3 concluding paragraph with limited  Limited thesis statement for development of informative and  Compound Singular/plural nouns  Spelling supporting paragraphs persuasive writing  Complex Verb (tense and usage)  Begins to impede readability  Repetitive use of transition  Some use of examples, evidence or supporting details (errors in more complex sentences begin to Pronoun usage  Some use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes detract) Adjective/Adverb Minimal Organization/Minimal Minimal Development/Minimal Response Minimal Sentence Structure/Minimal Minimal Word Choice/Grammar Usage/Minimal Minimal Mechanics/Minimal Response Response  Lacks focus on intended audience Response Response  Consistent errors  Lacks evidence of a logical  Lacks development of the topic for narrative and descriptive  Contains fragments and/or run-ons  Inadequate, imprecise, repetitive  Punctuation Score progression of ideas writing  Minimal sentence variation  Frequent inconsistencies in grammar usage  Capitalization  Lacks introductory paragraph,  Lacks thesis statement for development of informative and  Simple Subject/verb agreement  Spelling of 2 supporting paragraphs and/or persuasive writing  Compound Singular/plural nouns  Impedes readability concluding paragraph  Lacks sufficient examples, evidence or other supporting  Complex Verb (tense and usage)  Ineffective or overused transition details (errors in more complex sentences detract) Pronoun usage  Lacks sufficient analogies, illustrations or anecdotes Adjective/Adverb Inadequate Organization Inadequate Development Inadequate Sentence Structure Inadequate Word Choice/Grammar Usage Inadequate Mechanics  Little or no progression of ideas;  Unclear or no focus  Contains numerous fragments and/or run-ons  Rambling, inappropriate, incorrect  Serious and consistent errors difficult to follow  Little or no development of narrative or descriptive writing  Inadequate sentence variation  Distracting inconsistencies in grammar usage  Punctuation Score  Inadequate paragraphing  Little or no development of informative or persuasive writing  Simple  Subject/verb agreement  Capitalization of 1  Little or no transition  Few or no examples, evidence or other supporting details  Compound Singular/plural nouns  Spelling  Few or no analogies, illustrations or anecdotes  Complex Verb (tense and usage)  Impedes understanding/communication (errors in sentence structure detract) Pronoun usage Adjective/Adverb West Virginia Writing Rubric - Grade 8

08/01/2008