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COPS COPS Editing/Self Monitoring Rubric Rubric Code: E2W25BB By nayadethsipes Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

COPS
	Unsatisfactory 1 pts	Partially Proficient 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts
Capitalization	Unsatisfactory Capitals where they don't belong. Beginning of the sentence is not always capitalized. *Word I is not capitalized.	Partially Proficient Beginning of the sentence is always capitalized. No randomly capitalized letters Word I is always capitalized. Proper Nouns are usually capitalized.	Proficient Proper nouns are always capitalized. Abbreviations and initials are usually capitalized. *Important words in titles are usually capitalized.	Advanced Abbreviations and initials are always capitalized. Important words in titles are always capitalized. *First word in quote and in greetings and closings are usually capitalized.
Organization	Unsatisfactory There is more than one main idea in a paragraph. Details are not with their main idea and are not in sequence in the paragraph.	Partially Proficient Topic sentences are missing or unclear.<BR> Details about the same thing are grouped together. <BR> *Some of the details are out of place.	Proficient Each paragraph has a topic sentence.<BR> All details are grouped with the right topic sentence.<BR> Details are in the right order.<BR> Sentences don't always flow nicely; they are choppy and/or mostly the same type.	Advanced The sentences flow together nicely and make sense. Words and sentences are in correct order.<BR> It is indented,
Punctuation	Unsatisfactory Punctuation is not consistent throughout the essay<BR> Ending punctuation is not consistently there.<BR> *Most sentences end with periods.	Partially Proficient Ending punctuation is always there.<BR> There is some variety in ending punctuation correctly used.<BR> Abbreviations usually have periods.<BR> Contractions and possessives usually have apostrophes.<BR> *Commas are sometimes used correctly.	Proficient Abbreviations and initials always have periods.<BR> There is good variety in correctly used ending punctuation.<BR> Apostrophes are always used correctly.<BR> Commas are usually used correctly.<BR> Quotation marks are sometimes used correctly.<BR> Underlining is sometimes used correctly.	Advanced Commas are used correctly.<BR> Quotations marks are used correctly.<BR> *Underlining is used correctly.
Spelling	Unsatisfactory *More than half of the words are misspelled.	Partially Proficient Half of the words are misspelled.	Proficient *Less than 3 words are misspelled.	Advanced *Less than 2 words are misspelled.