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Basic Writing Rubric 
Basic Writing Rubric
Ideas/Conventions
Rubric Code: Y46BA8
By caviness
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

Powered by iRubric Basic Writing Skills
  needs to improve

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Very Good

4 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Ideas

The central message of the writing and the ideas that support it.
needs to improve

*Conveys little meaning
*Lack of using useful expressions
*Lack of details
Fair

*Basic idea, little detail
*One or two sentences with one useful expression
*Difficult to understand
*Feeling of "not enough"
Good

*Explains a simple idea
*Several sentences on one topic with some useful expressions
*Makes sense, but some info. missing
Very Good

*Explains some clear ideas mostly
*Uses useful expressions correctly generally
Excellent

*Clear and coherent
*Well-developed with useful expressions
*Interesting details
*Shows understanding
Spelling

Word wall words
Spelling words
Commonly used words, uses phonetic spelling for other words
needs to improve

*Many misspelled words
Fair

*Occasional misspelled words
Good

*Most words spelled correctly
Very Good

* Almost no mispelled words
Excellent

*Consistantly uses correct spelling
Punctuation

needs to improve

*Many errors in punctuation
Fair

*Occasional errors in punctuation
Good

*Generally uses proper punctuation
Very Good

*Uses proper punctuation and almost no missing punctuation
Excellent

*Consistantly uses proper punctuation
Capitalization

Beginning of sentences
Proper names
needs to improve

*Many errors in capitalization
Fair

*Occasional errors in capitalization
Good

*Generally uses proper capitalization
Very Good

*Almost no errors, punctuation properly
Excellent

*Consistantly uses proper capitalization
Depth of Writing

Expands topic and writes some details about it.
needs to improve

* 1 sentence or uses phrases
* Leaves reader with no comprehension of what the topic is.
Fair

* 2-3 sentences
* Leaves reader with many questions.
Good

* 3-4 sentences
* Answers some of the reader's questions
* Gives the reader a partial idea of the topic
Very Good

*4-5 sentences
*Leaves the reader with few questions.
* Gives reader a general idea of the topic
Excellent

* 5+ sentences
* Leaves the reader no questions.
* Gives reader a clear idea of topic in their mind.




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