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Methacton School District Gr. 1-2 Writing Rubric

FOCUS CONTENT ORGANIZATION STYLE* CONVENTIONS Ideas stay on Ideas are supported Ideas are arranged Writing has colorful Writing has: the main topic by facts, examples, in a logical order words and different 1. evident control of capitalization and there is an details, opinions, and writing has a kinds of sentences and punctuation apparent point reasons, and/or clear beginning, to create tone and 2. complete sentences explanations middle, and end voice 3. high frequency and spelling words spelled correctly 4 □ All of the □ All of the ideas are □ All of the ideas are □ The writing has a □ Evident control of capitalization and ideas relate well supported arranged in a variety of colorful punctuation to a topic using facts, logical order. words and □ Complete sentences and make examples, details, □ The writing has a different types of an apparent opinions, reasons, sentences to □ High frequency and spelling words clear beginning, spelled correctly point. and/or middle, and end. create tone and explanations. voice. 3 □ All of the □ All of the ideas are □ The ideas are □ The writing has □ Capitals and end punctuation used ideas relate supported using arranged in a some colorful correctly most of the time to a topic. facts, examples, logical order. words. □ Mostly complete sentences details, opinions, OR □ The writing has □ High frequency words and spelling reasons, and/or The writing has a □ some different words spelled correctly most of the time explanations. clear beginning, types of middle, and end. sentences. 2 □ Some of the □ Some of the ideas □ Some of the ideas □ The writing has □ Capitals and end punctuation used ideas relate are supported are in a logical few colorful words. correctly some of the time to a topic. using facts, order. □ The writing has □ Complete sentences some of the time examples, details, □ There is an only one kind of opinions, reasons, □ High frequency words and spelling attempt at a sentence. words spelled correctly some of the time and/or beginning, middle, explanations. and/or end. 1 □ The topic is □ The ideas are not □ The ideas are not □ Not evident □ Capitals and end punctuation rarely not supported by in logical order. used correctly developed. facts, examples, □ There is no clear □ Sentence fragments details, opinions, beginning, middle, □ Misspelled high frequency words and reasons, and/or and/or end. explanations. spelling words □ Spacing is rarely appropriate

2011/2012 *For assessment purposes, Style is only graded in Grade 2