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Name: - Date: - Writing To Inform Rubric Assignment

This rubric evaluates writing assignments meant to inform readers on a given topic. It assesses elements like the lead paragraph's ability to grab attention, the development and inclusion of details to fully explain the topic, organization, voice/style, and spelling/grammar. The highest level receives a score of 21-24 points for having an extraordinary lead that grabs attention and is well developed with clear organization, language choices to maintain style/tone, and no errors.

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Name: - Date: - Writing To Inform Rubric Assignment

This rubric evaluates writing assignments meant to inform readers on a given topic. It assesses elements like the lead paragraph's ability to grab attention, the development and inclusion of details to fully explain the topic, organization, voice/style, and spelling/grammar. The highest level receives a score of 21-24 points for having an extraordinary lead that grabs attention and is well developed with clear organization, language choices to maintain style/tone, and no errors.

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Name:________________________________ Date:______________________

Writing to Inform Rubric

Assignment:_____________________________________________________________
4 3 2 1
Lead First paragraph First paragraph A catchy No attempt was
has an has an beginning was made to catch
extraordinary "attention attempted but the reader's
"attention grabber". was weak or attention in the
grabber" or confusing first paragraph.
catchy rather than
beginning. catchy.
Development My paper is well My paper is My paper has I saw the prompt
developed and I fairly well little and tried to write
have more than developed and I development and a response. I
enough have enough a minimum wrote very little
information to information to amount of and what I wrote
inform the reader inform the reader information. The is confusing or
about the topic. about the topic. information does inaccurate.
The information The information not clearly
is clearly is clearly explain the topic
presented with presented with and some of it
lots of some might even
elaboration. elaboration. interfere with my
explanation.
Inclusion of There are plenty There are some I used details but If I have details
Details of specific details specific details they may be the they are not
that more than that adequately wrong details or enough to
adequately explain the topic they may not explain the topic.
explain the topic. but some of the help to explain
details may not the topic.
really help
explain.
Organization I have a clear I have an I have an If I do have an
organization and organization and organization but organization it is
I don’t stray from I try to stick to it. I stray from it at not clear or I
it. times. stray far from it.
Voice I frequently use I use language I did not really I did not use any
language choices choices to make any language choices
to maintain a maintain a style language choices to help with style
style or a tone. or a tone. to help with style or tone.
or tone.
Spelling and I have no spelling I have 1-3 I have 4-5 I have more than
Grammar or grammar spelling or spelling or 5 spelling or
errors. grammar errors. grammar errors. grammar errors.
21-24pts 18-20pts 15-17pts <15pts
Overall Grade:________________
Comments:

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