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iRubric: Informational Writing Grade 3 rubric

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Informational Writing Grade 3 Informational Writing Rubric Code: Y68B42 By lpopkin Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Informational Writing
	Expert 4 pts	Practitioner 3 pts	Apprentice 2 pts	Novice 1 pts
Purpose	Expert Explains topic in depth Connection made between broader idea and topic Clearly presents topic, focus/controlling idea	Practitioner Topic/controlling idea clearly stated	Apprentice Has topic & attempts a focus Focus may shift or be irrelevant to topic	Novice Attempts to identify a topic Lacks focus or may have more than one topic Confusing topic
Organization	Expert Intro, body, conclusion all support focus Uses several transitions appropriately to connect ideas Detailed illustrations support text	Practitioner Has overall coherence Provides concluding statement or section Groups related ideas that support focus Uses transitions to connect ideas Illustrations support text	Apprentice Introduction, body, conclusion are evident buat may lack clarity or coherence Attempts to connect ideas, but may not be logical Some illustrations support text	Novice Attempts intro, body, conclusion but one or more parts are missing Illustrations are few or do not support text
Details and Elaboration	Expert Depth of information Insightful Uses relevant details, examples, quotes, to support focus Labeled illustrations	Practitioner Has some authentic supporting details, definitions, facts that support focus Labeled illustrations	Apprentice Some elaboration strtegies in drawing or writing Ideas or details may not be fully elaborated or provide support to topic	Novice No details provided or attempts to add details to drawings or writing Innacurate or irrelevant details
Voice and Tone	Expert Uses effective, precise vocabulary and variety of sentence structure	Practitioner Appropriate use of vocabulary Produces complete simple and compound sentences, with some complex sentence construction	Apprentice Vocabulary use has minor errors Writes uses simple complete sentences	Novice Generally uses basic or below grade level vocabulary
Mechanics	Expert There are no errors in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling.	Practitioner There are a few errors in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling. The errors do not make writing hard to read.	Apprentice There are several errors in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling. The errors make writing hard to read.	Novice There are many mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling.