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Student Writing/Paragraph Checklist Rubric

Students will assess their own writing using this rubric before handing in their assignments for a final grade.

Rubric Code: L2WWCX9

By Vcummings

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

CONVENTIONS RUBRIC
	EXCELLENT Great Job! This is my best work! (N/A)	NICE WORK! Good work. I only have a few things to fix to be perfect. (N/A)	SATISFACTORY I can turn this in but it is not my best work (N/A)	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT It would be a good idea to do this again. (N/A)
CAPITALIZATION	EXCELLENT -Every sentence starts with a capital letter. -Every proper noun starts with a capital letter. -There are no EXTRA capital letters!	NICE WORK! -Most sentences start with capital letters. -Proper nouns start with a capital letter. - There are a few EXTRA capital letters.	SATISFACTORY -Some sentences start with capital letters. -Proper nouns do not start with capital letters. -There are some EXTRA capital letters.	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT -Sentences do not start with capital letters. -Proper nouns do not start with capital letters. There are a lot of EXTRA capital letters.
Punctuation Marks	EXCELLENT Every sentence has the correct punctuation mark. No errors!	NICE WORK! Most sentences have the correct punctuation marks.	SATISFACTORY Some sentences have punctuation marks.	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT Sentences do not have punctuation marks.
Spelling	EXCELLENT Correct spelling of all common words and vocabulary terms.	NICE WORK! Correct spelling of most common words and vocabulary terms.	SATISFACTORY Correct spelling of some common words and vocabulary terms.	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT Incorrect spelling of most common words and vocabulary terms.
Handwriting/Typing	EXCELLENT NEAT! I can read every word easily. I keep a space between each word. I stayed on the lines. I wrote to the margins.	NICE WORK! THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. I can read almost every word. I put a SPACE between each word. I stayed on the lines. I wrote/typed to the margins most of the time.	SATISFACTORY I CAN READ THIS BUT IT LOOKS MESSY. I should rewrite some words clearly and keep more spaces between words.	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT THIS IS HARD TO READ! I need to rewrite it clearly.
Sentences and Paragraphs	EXCELLENT Every sentence is complete. I am not missing words. My paragraph is indented. My paragraphs is complete with related details.	NICE WORK! Most sentences are complete. I have few missing words. The topic sentence is indented. My paragraph is mostly complete with related details.	SATISFACTORY Only 1 or 2 of my sentences are complete. I have 3 or more missing words. is not indented. Some sentences are not complete.	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT Many of my sentences are incomplete. Most of my sentences have missing words. Topic sentence is not indented. The paragraph is not complete

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Self/Peer Editing

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Writing

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