Rubric For Expressive/Descriptive Writing

Rubric for Writing semester test, Mr. Belter

4- Excellent 3- Very Good 2-Satisfactory 1-Needs Improvement Ideas *“paints a picture” *creates some *sometimes strays *poorly focused on for the reader clear images for from the topic the topic *well-focused on the reader *ideas are not *ideas are unclear the topic *focused on the well-developed *few details are *clear ideas are topic *more details are given well-supported *ideas are well- needed with interesting supported with and vivid details details

Organization *well-focused on *generally focused *somewhat *not focused on the topic on the topic focused on the the topic *logical *some lapses in topic *no clear organization organization *poor organization organization *excellent *some transitions *few transitions *no transitions transitions *usually easy to *difficult to follow *difficult to *easy to follow follow impossible to follow Word Choice *precise, vivid and *fairly precise, *vague, mundane *very limited word interesting word interesting and word choices choices choices somewhat varied *wording is *wording is bland *wide variety of word choices sometimes and not descriptive word choices *wording could be repetitive more specific *more descriptive words are needed Sentence *uses complete *uses complete *occasional *frequent use of Fluency sentences sentences sentence fragment sentence fragments *varying sentence *generally simple or run-on or run-on structure and sentence structures sentences sentences lengths *simple sentence *sentences are structure is used difficult to repeatedly understand Conventions *proper grammar, *few errors of *errors in *frequent errors in usage grammar and grammar, usage grammar, usage, *correct spelling usage and spelling spelling, *correct *mostly correct sometimes make capitalization and punctuation spelling, understanding punctuation *correct punctuation difficult make capitalization and capitalization *some errors in understanding punctuation and difficult or capitalization impossible Voice *voice is fitting for *voice is fairly *voice rarely *voice is weak or the topic and clear and seems to comes through inappropriate engaging fit the topic *not always suited *no sense of *well-suited for *suited for for audience and audience and audience and audience and purpose purpose purpose purpose Presentation *Paper always uses *Paper somewhat t uses *Paper does not use Listing and citing proper MLA format proper MLA format proper MLA format sources using standard (i.e. heading, margins, format font, spacing, page *Sources are somewhat *Sources are not numbers, & works properly cited in the properly cited in the cited) body of the paper and body of the paper and on the works cited page on the works cited page *All sources are properly cited both in the body of the paper and on the works cited page