iRubric: Hiroshima No Pika Essay rubric

Writing lacksa clear sense of direction. Ideas, details,or events seem strung together in a loose or random fashion; there is no identifiable internal structure.

The organizational structure is strong enough to move the reader through the text without too much confusion.

The organization enhances and show cases the central idea or theme. The order, structure,or presentation of information is compelling and moves the reader through the text.

The writer demonstrates a limited vocabularyor has not searched for words to convey specific meaning.

The language is functional, even if it lacks much energy. It is easy to figure out the writer's meaning on a general level.

Words convey the intended message in a precise, interesting, and natural way. The words are powerful and engaging.

Errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, and/or paragraphing repeatedly distract the reader and make the text difficult to read.

The writer shows reasonable control over a limited range of standard writing conventions. Conventions are sometimes handled well and enhance readability, or errors are distracting and make it hard to read.

The writer shows a good grasp of standard writing conventions and uses them effectively to make it easy to read. Errors are so few that just minor touch up would get this piece ready to publish.