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Opinion Writing Rubric 
Rubric Code: E2X3C36
By IKirkland
Draft
Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  No Attempt

0 pts

Poor

1 pts


1.5 pts

Fair

2 pts


2.5 pts

Good

3 pts


3.5 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Overall

No Attempt

The writer made no attempt to tell, draw or "write" about something they liked or disliked
Poor

The writer told about something she liked or disliked with poorly developed pictures and no attempt at "writing".
1.5

The writer told and drew about something she liked or disliked with representational pictures but no attempt at "writing".
Fair

The writer told, drew, and wrote about something she liked or disliked with representational pictures and an attempt to label. (random letters)
2.5

The writer told, drew and wrote about something she liked or disliked with representational pictures and labeling with the correct initial letters.
Good

The writer told, drew, and wrote about something she liked or disliked with representational pictures and full labeling.
3.5

The writer told, drew, and wrote his likes and dislikes with representational pictures, full labeling and a sentence on at least one page.
Excellent

The writer told, drew, and wrote her likes and dislikes with representational pictures, full labeling and explaining why in a sentence.
Lead

No Attempt

The writer made no attempt to draw or tell his opinion about a topic.
Poor

The writer was able to speak to his opinion but did not attempt to draw or "write".
1.5

The writer started by drawing poorly developed pictures with no attempt at "writing".
Fair

The writer was able to draw his opinion in the beginning using representational pictures and an attempt to label. (random letters)
2.5

The writer was able to draw her opinion in the beginning using representational pictures and labeling with the correct initial letter.
Good

The writer was able to draw her opinion in the beginning using representational pictures and full labeling.
3.5

The writer was able to write her opinion in the beginning using a sentence.
Excellent

The writer wrote a beginning in which he got the readers' attention. He named the topic or text he was writing about and gave his opinion.
Transitions

No Attempt

The writer did not attempt to put anything on the page.
Poor

The writer put something on the page.
1.5

The writer was able to draw about something he liked or disliked with poorly developed pictures on two or more pages with no attempt at writing.
Fair

The writer was able to draw about something he liked or disliked with representational pictures and an attempt to label on two or more pages. (random letters)
2.5

The writer was able to draw about something he liked or disliked with representational pictures and labeling with correct initial letters on two or more pages.
Good

The writer was able to write and draw about something she liked or disliked with representational pictures and full labeling on every page.
3.5

The writer was able to write and draw about something she liked or disliked with representational pictures and full labeling on every page. The writer will have a sentence on at least one page.
Excellent

The writer was able to write and draw about something she liked or disliked with representational pictures, full labeling and a sentence on every page using the words: "as", "and" an/or "because".
Ending

No Attempt

The writer did not make an attempt to write an ending.
Poor

The writer was able to tell the ending but did not attempt to draw or "write" an ending.
1.5

The writer ended by drawing a poorly developed picture with no attempt at "writing".
Fair

The writer ended by drawing a representational picture and an attempt to label. (random letters)
2.5

The writer ended by drawing a representational picture an labeled with the correct initial letter.
Good

The writer ended by drawing a representational picture and fully labeling.
3.5

The writer ended by drawing a representational picture, fully labeling and writing a closing sentence.
Excellent

The writer ended by drawing a representational picture, fully labeling and writing a closing sentence with phrases such as "finally"
Organization

No Attempt

The writer made no attempt to write or draw.
Poor

The writer put marks on the page.
1.5

On the writer's paper, there was a place for the drawing and a place where she tried to write "words".
Fair

The writer was able to tell and write his opinion.
2.5

The writer told his opinion in one place and in another place he said why.
Good

The writer told her opinion in one place, why in another place and her dislike on another page.
3.5

The reader told and wrote multiple reasons why she liked her topic.
Excellent

The writer wrote a part where she got readers' attention and a part where she said more.
Elaboration

No Attempt

The writer did not attempt to put anything on the page.
Poor

The writer attempted to draw a picture.
1.5

The writer put more then more on one page. (labels, speech bubbles, details in picture)
Fair

The writer put more then more on two or more pages. (labels, speech bubbles, details in picture)
2.5

The writer put everything she though about the topic (or book) on the page.
Good

The writer wrote one reason for his opinion.
3.5

The writer wrote at least one dislike about his topic.
Excellent

The writer wrote more than one reason for his opinion.
Craft

No Attempt

The writer did not attempt to write anything.
Poor

The writer said and drew some things about what she liked and did not like.
1.5

The writer said, drew, and "wrote" some things about what she liked and did not like.
Fair

The writer used one detail in his pictures.
2.5

The writer used two or more details in pictures.
Good

The writer used random letter labels to give details.
3.5

The writer used initial letter labels to give details.
Excellent

The writer fully used labels and words to give details.
Spelling

No Attempt

The writer did not attempt to write words or a sentence.
Poor

The writer attempted to write a random letter on one or more page.
1.5

The writer produced strings of random letters on one or more page.
Fair

The writer attempted to write words by using initial letter sounds to write words.
2.5

The writer could begin to write a sentence using inventive spelling.
Good

The writer attempted to write words by using the initial and end sounds to write words.
3.5

The writer could read her writing.
The writer used the word wall to help her spell.
Excellent

The writer used all she knew about words and chunks of words (at, op, it, etc.) to help him spell.
The writers spelled all the word wall words right and used the word wall to help him spell other words.
Punctuation

No Attempt

The writer did not attempt to write his name or label his picture.
Poor

The writer could write his name OR the writer could label his picture using random letters.
1.5

The writer could write his first name and label his picture using random letters.
Fair

The writer could write his first and last name AND label his picture using the correct initial letter.
2.5

The writer could writer his first and last name and fully label his picture.
Good

The writer began to use some spaces between words and punctuations at the end of some sentences. The writer wrote words with a mixture of lowercase and capital letters.
3.5

The writer could put spaces between words. The writer used lowercase letters unless capitals were needed. The writer wrote capital letters to start every sentence.
Excellent

The writer ended sentences with punctuations. The writer used a capital letter for names. The writer used commas in dates and lists.




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