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Writing Rubric: Writing conventions and fluency

Assessment of a piece of writing with a focus on grammar, punctuation, spelling, fluency, and sentence structure.

Rubric Code: W25229X

By saphiresend

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Writing prompt given
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Neatness	Poor Messy Poor Handwriting	Fair Better Neater Handwriting	Good Neat Good handwriting	Excellent Wonderful handwriting/typed making the essay easy to read.
Grammar, Sentence Structure	Poor more than 6 grammatical errors in sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, possession, pronoun usage, etc.	Fair 4-6 grammatical errors in sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, possession, pronoun usage, etc.	Good Less than three grammatical errors in sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, possession, pronoun usage, etc.	Excellent No grammatical errors in sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, possession, pronoun usage, etc.
Use of Punctuation	Poor more than 7 errors in end marks, quotation marks, colons, semi-colons, capitalization, etc.	Fair 5-6 errors in end marks, quotation marks, capitalization, colons, semi-colons etc.	Good 3-4 errors in end marks, quotation marks, capitalization, colons, semi-colons, etc.	Excellent Two or fewer errors in end marks, quotation marks, capitalization, colons, semi-colons, etc.
Makes Sense/Good Fluency	Poor Has six or more in chronological order, spatial order, and lack of complete sentence which causes great confusion for the reader.	Fair Has 3-5 errors in chronological order, spatial order, and lack of complete sentence which causes much confusion for the reader.	Good Has 1-2 errors in chronological order, spatial order, and lack of complete sentence which cause a little bit of confusion for the reader.	Excellent Easy to understand. Writing flows and keeps reader engaged. No errors in sentence structure, order, or fluency
Spelling, Word Use	Poor Has 5 or more spelling errors and/or word usage Has used a limited vocabulary.	Fair 3-4 spelling errors and/or word usage Has attempted a variety of words.	Good 1-2 spelling errors and/or word usage Has used a wide vocabulary throughout.	Excellent No spelling errors and/or word usage. Has used a wide vocabulary throughout
Evidence of Editing	Poor Has obviously not proofread his/her final draft	Fair Has edited some parts of the writing but has missed up to 5-7 obvious errors in proofreading of the final draft.	Good Has edited some parts of the writing but has missed up to four obvious errors in proofreading of the final draft	Excellent Writing is edited and ready to publish.
sequencing	Poor narrative / paragraph is in sequencial order and makes sense. there is a beginning middle and end.	Fair narrative / paragraph is in sequencial order and makes sense. there is a beginning middle and end.	Good narrative / paragraph is mostly in sequencial order and somewhat makes sense. there is a beginning middle and end.	Excellent narrative / paragraph is not in sequencial order and makes little to no sense. there is no beginning middle and end.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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