Grades K – 6 - ELA Punctuation, Capitalization, and Other Conventions Rubric
4 3 2 1 Exceeds NYS and District Meets NYS and District Partially Meets NYS and Far Below NYS and District Standards Standards District Standards Standards
Kindergarten Kindergarteners are not expected to show any regularity in punctuation and conventions
First Automatically: Consistently: Inconsistently: Rarely : Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation Capitalizes proper names Capitalizes proper names Capitalizes proper names Capitalizes proper names and sentence beginnings and sentence beginnings and sentence beginnings and sentence beginnings Second Automatically: Consistently: Inconsistently: Rarely : Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences Uses periods to end Uses periods to end Uses periods to end Uses periods to end sentences sentences sentences sentences Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of quotations quotations quotations quotations Uses capitals and Uses capitals and Uses capitals and Uses capitals and exclamation marks exclamation marks correctly exclamation marks exclamation marks correctly Approximates the use of correctly correctly Approximates the use of appropriate paragraph Approximates the use of Approximates the use of appropriate paragraph structure appropriate paragraph appropriate paragraph structure structure structure
You are encouraged to use this tool to maintain consistency across the District. Grades K – 6 - ELA Punctuation, Capitalization, and Other Conventions Rubric – (continued)
4 3 2 1 Exceeds NYS and District Meets NYS and District Partially Meets NYS and Far Below NYS and District Standards Standards District Standards Standards Automatically: Consistently: Inconsistently: Rarely : Third Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end punctuation correctly punctuation correctly punctuation correctly punctuation correctly Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of quotation marks quotation marks quotation marks quotation marks Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of Approximates the use of commas commas commas commas Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly writing writing writing throughout writing Uses contractions and Uses contractions and Uses contractions and Uses contractions and apostrophes apostrophes apostrophes apostrophes Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph structure structure structure structure
Fourth Automatically: Consistently: Inconsistently: Rarely : Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or commas commas commas commas Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly the sentence the sentence the sentence throughout the sentence Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph structure structure structure structure You are encouraged to use this tool to maintain consistency across the District. Grade K – 6 - ELA Punctuation, Capitalization, and Other Conventions Rubric – (continued)
4 3 2 1 Exceeds NYS and District Meets NYS and District Partially Meets NYS and Far Below NYS and District Standards Standards District Standards Standards Automatically: Consistently: Inconsistently: Rarely : Fifth Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or commas commas commas commas Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly sentence sentence sentence throughout sentence Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph structure structure structure structure
Sixth Automatically: Consistently: Inconsistently: Rarely : Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the Capitalizes letters at the beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences beginning of sentences Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end Uses periods and other end punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation punctuation, quotation marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or marks, apostrophes, and/or commas commas commas commas Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase Uses capital and lowercase letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly throughout letters correctly the sentence the sentence the sentence throughout the sentence Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph Uses correct paragraph structure structure structure structure
You are encouraged to use this tool to maintain consistency across the District.