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The Writing Process

A rubric that assesses students' use of the writing process. This rubric also assesses students' reflection of their writing.

Rubric Code: BXA2BAW

By mgraff

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

The Writing Process This rubric grades the five steps in the writing process.
	4 I am a rock star in this area! 4 pts	3 I have a firm grasp on this area but have minor details to work on. 3 pts	2 I'm showing effort in this area but need more guidance. 2 pts	1 I need more work in this area. 1 pts
Brainstorming & Prewriting First & Second Steps in the Writing Process	4 Detailed evidence showing time spent brainstorming, organizing and prewriting ideas for this piece of writing.	3 Evidence shows the use of brainstorming, organizing and prewriting ideas for this piece of writing	2 Some evidence that shows time spent brainstorming, orgainizing, and prewriting ideas for this piece of writing	1 Little to no time spent brainstorming, organizing and prewriting ideas for this piece of writing
1st Draft Third Step in The Writing Process	4 1st draft clearly includes ideas from Brainstorming & Prewriting. Evidence shows clear organization in writing. Student completes this step independently.	3 Rough draft includes ideas from Brainstorming & Prewriting. Student completes this step with minimal teacher assistance	2 Rough draft includes limited ideas from Brainstorming & Prewriting. Student does enough to get by but requires teacher assistance for completion.	1 Rough draft includes little to no ideas from Brainstorming & Prewriting. Student doesn't seem to care and requires ongoing teacher assistance for completion.
Revising Fourth Step in The Writing Process	4 Student made numerous changes to writing, changing/adding details and description to make writing more attractive to reader. It is evident that the student read over their paper multiple times.	3 Student revision shows adequate changes made to content and ideas in writing. Details were added to enhance writing. It appears that the student read over their paper a couple of times.	2 Student attempted to make changes to their writing, however the changes were minimal and focused on editing verses content and description presented in writing. The student may have read their paper once.	1 Student spent little to no time revising. Little to no changes were made to piece based upon the class directions or student's revising goal. It is clear the student did not read over their paper.
Editing Fifth Step in the Writing Process	4 Few errors were made in conventions/grammar.	3 Some errors were made in conventions/grammar.	2 Frequent errors were made in conventions/grammar.	1 Numerous errors in conventions/grammar make it hard to understand the composition.
Final Draft Sixth Step in The Writing Process	4 Final draft is complete. The story was developed and had a clear beginning, middle and ending.	3 Final draft is complete and there is evidence that there was adequate effort made to develop the story.	2 Final draft is complete but has very little idea development.	1 Final draft is incomplete, has little idea development.
HandWriting Legible writing.	4 Handwriting is easy to read and any mistakes made were completely erased.	3 Handwriting is somewhat difficult to read in places and easy to read in other places.	2 Handwriting is somewhat difficult to read.	1 Handwriting is difficult to read.
Participation Use of time in class.	4 Student always used classtime wisely. All conversations during class were focused on the writing process.	3 Student mostly used classtime wisely. The majority of the time the student was focused on the writing process and only one or two times did the student get off-task.	2 Student sometimes used classtime wisely, however, student had to be refocused and reminded to work on the writing process. Student conversations/actions focused on other topics instead of writing.	1 Student frequently had to be refocused/reminded to work on the writing process. Student did not use classtime wisely.

Keywords:

The Writing Process, Brainstorming, PreWriting, Rough Draft, Revising, Editing, Final Draft, Rubric, Idea Development

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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