1St and 2Nd Grade Writing Rubrics

1st and 2nd Grade Writing Rubrics

4 Exceeding the 3 Meeting the 2 Progressing Towards the 1 Score Standards Standards Standards Not Meeting the Standards

Response addresses the prompt Response addresses the Response may not address the prompt, Development of and shows effective development prompt and shows some Response attempts to address the does not develop the topic, or is of the topic by using appropriate development of the topic by prompt but lacks supporting details. Ideas inappropriate to the task and purpose. and elaborate details. using appropriate details.

Response has a well-developed Response has a beginning, Response lacks a beginning, middle or beginning, middle, and end with Response does not have a clear order of middle, and ending with use of an end. Organization a consistent use of appropriate events or there is no written response. some transitions. No evident attempts to use transitions. transitions.

Response demonstrates inconsistent Response demonstrates little to no There may be a few errors in Knowledge of There are no errors in grammar command of the English language. command of conventions of English grammar and usage, but and usage. Meaning is clear Patterns of errors in grammar and usage language. Frequent distracting errors in Language and errors do not interfere with throughout the response. that may occasionally impede grammar and usage that impedes Conventions meaning. understanding. understanding.

Vivid, exact words show how, Some words show how, when, when, and where. Uses a variety and where. Use some variety Limited word choice; repetitive use of Vague or confusing word choice. Word Choice of pronouns and adverbs of pronouns and adverbs pronouns; may be used incorrectly. appropriate to prompt. appropriate to prompt.

Patterns of errors are evident with Several errors in capitalization, No errors in capitalization or Few errors in capitalization capitalization, punctuation, and/or punctuation, and/or spelling that impede punctuation. Few or no errors in and punctuation. Mechanics spelling. understanding or demonstrates no spelling. Few or no errors in spelling. Errors may impede understanding. understanding of mechanics.

CODED RESPONSES: All coded responses are scored with a 0 on the rubric: Raw Score: Converted Score: Raw Score: A= no response 18-20 4 = 95 B-Response is unintelligible or undecipherable. 13-17 3 = 85 C=Response is not written in English (*Doesn’t pertain to the Robert Fulton 8-12 2 = 75 Converted Score: Annex.) 0 or 5-7 1 = 60-50 D=Response is too limited to evaluate