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Essay Writing Across Curriculum

Writing rubric addresses knowledge of writing process and content knowledge

Rubric Code: X93273

By jschmetzer

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Subject: (General)

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: K-5

Essay Writing-Content Subjects
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Organization	Poor Has little or no organization; lacks cohearence. Lacks an introduction, body, and/or conclusion. Is difficult to follow. Has no order words or phrases.	Fair Some organization is present. Has an introduction, body, and conclusion, but may be unclear. Is difficult to follow at times. * Has few or ineffective order words and/or phrases.	Good Has logical organization. Has an introduction, body, and conclusion. Is fairly easy to follow. Has order words and/or phrases.	Excellent Has clear and logical organization. Has a complete introduction, body, and conclusion. Has appropriate order words and/or phrases.
Content Knowledge	Poor Student does not demonstrate understanding of content.	Fair Student demonstrates minimal understanding of content.	Good Student demonstrates understanding of content, but fails to elaborate.	Excellent Student demonstrates full understanding of content and elborates to include facts.
Grammar and Spelling	Poor Work has more than 4 spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.	Fair Presentation has 3 - 4 misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	Good Presentation includes less than 3 misspellings and/or grammatical errors. that distract the reader from the content.	Excellent Presentation includes 1 or fewer errors in spelling or grammar that distract the reader from the content.
Capitalization & Punctuation	Poor Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow.	Fair Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interupt the flow.	Good Writer makes 1 - 2 errors in capitalization or puncuation, but the paper is still easy to read.	Excellent Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read.
Word Choice	Poor Writer uses a limited vocabulary that does not communicate strongly or capture the reader's interest.	Fair Writer uses words that communicate clearly, but the writing lacks variety, punch, or flair. Little variation in sentence beginnings is noted.	Good Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind, and includes variation in sentence beginnings.	Excellent Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind.
Sentence Fluency	Poor Writer does not write complete sentences. Writes only run-on or rambling sentences. Has no variation in sentence structure. Sentences do not flow.	Fair Writer has some incomplete and/or run-on sentences. Some sentence structure variation present. Sentences flow somewhat.	Good Writer has 1 or 2 incomplete and/or run-on sentences. Sentence structure variation is present. Sentences flow fairly naturally.	Excellent Has complete sentences. Varied sentence structures and lengths contribute to the rhythm of the writing. Sentences flow naturally.

Keywords:

content, cross-curriculum, writing

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