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FCAT Writing - 8th

Rubric for FCAT Writing Test essays in Florida.

Rubric Code: Y85XAB

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

FCAT Writing Rubric
	FOCUS (N/A)	ORGANIZATION (N/A)	SUPPORT (N/A)	CONVENTIONS (N/A)
6	FOCUS Your writing sticks to the topic completely.	ORGANIZATION Response has organizational pattern that shows logical progression of ideas.	SUPPORT Support is substantial, specific, relevant, concrete, or illustrative. You include questions.	CONVENTIONS Minimal, if any, errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure.
5	FOCUS Response is focused on the topic.	ORGANIZATION Organizational pattern shows progression of ideas, though may have lapses. Conveys a sense of completeness.	SUPPORT Ample support (including questions) provided.	CONVENTIONS Few errors in basic conventions of spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure.
4	FOCUS Response is focused on the topic and contains few, if any, loosely related ideas.	ORGANIZATION Response has a clear organizational pattern, though some lapses may occur. Has some sense of completeness.	SUPPORT Support is adequate, though may be uneven.	CONVENTIONS Generally follows basic conventions of spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure.
3	FOCUS Response is generally focused on the topic but may contain some information only loosely related to topic.	ORGANIZATION Organizational pattern has been attempted. No sense of completeness.	SUPPORT Some support is included, but development is erratic.	CONVENTIONS Demonstrates knowledge of basic conventions of spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure.
2	FOCUS Response addresses the topic but contains information not related to topic.	ORGANIZATION Little evidence of organizational pattern. No sense of completeness.	SUPPORT Development of support may be inadequate or illogical. Few if any questions.	CONVENTIONS Errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure.
1	FOCUS Response only minimally adresses the topic. May be incoherent listing of related ideas or sentences or both.	ORGANIZATION Response is too short to show organizational pattern.	SUPPORT Little, if any, development of support. Generalizations.	CONVENTIONS Frequent errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, which hinder communication.