iRubric: Informative Writing--Grade 4 rubric

The writer develops his/her topic with excellent examples, facts, definitions, and quotations.

The writer has given much thought to the structure of the support. He/she has organized his/her information with deliberate intention.

The writer provides some examples, facts, definitions, and quotations that support his/her topic.

The structure of the support makes sense.

The writer provides very few or no examples of evidence that supports his/her topic.

The writer chooses excellent precise, domain-specific words.

The writer links his/her
ideas with transition words that add to the meaning of the text.

He/she follows grade-appropriate conventions. There are very few mistakes and those that are present do not detract from the reader's ability to understand the text.

The writer chooses words that demonstrate an understanding of his/her chosen topic.

He/she uses some transition words in an effort to link ideas.

The writer makes some convention mistakes that may affect the reader's understanding.

The writer makes little attempt to use precise vocabulary.

He/she makes many convention errors that make reading the piece difficult.