Writing Rubric, Grades 3-5
6 Points
focuses on topic; shows understanding of content and completeness organizes writing clearly; has transitions and sentence variety supports topic with many details and ideas; chooses words carefully uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling; all sentences are written properly
5 Points
focuses on topic; shows completeness
4 Points
focuses mainly on topic; gives little extra information
3 Points
focuses mainly on topic; gives some extra information organizes writing somewhat unclearly; uses simple but varied sentences supports topic with ideas that are not developed and uses simple words uses some correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling; some sentences are written properly
2 Points
focuses somewhat on topic; gives a lot of extra information organizes writing unclearly; uses simple sentences
1 Point
focuses little on topic; gives little or no information on the topic does not organize writing; uses simple sentences
organizes organizes writing pretty clearly; has writing somewhat sentence variety clearly; has supports topic simple but varied with some details and sentences ideas; chooses words carefully supports topic but does not with details always use them and ideas that correctly are not well developed; uses nearly chooses words correct that fit the grammar, topic punctuation, uses some and spelling; most sentences correct are written grammar, properly punctuation, and spelling; most sentences
supports topic supports topic with few details with hardly any or ideas and details or ideas; uses simple those given are words not on topic; uses simple uses incorrect words grammar, punctuation, uses incorrect and spelling grammar, often; only a punctuation, few sentences and spelling are written nearly all the properly time; only a few sentences are written properly
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are written properly
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