iRubric: Peer Editing and Writing Rubric - Journalism

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Peer Editing and Writing Rubric - Journalism

Rubric to assess writing and editing skills

Rubric Code: YXXWX3X

By marc007

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Wrting and Editing Rubric
	Ideas 2 pts	Organization 5 pts	Word Choice 3 pts	Sentence Structure 5 pts	Mechanics 5 pts	Editing 5 pts
Excellent/Exlemplary	Ideas Focuses on topic; presents thoughful ideas and develops them with details	Organization Well organized with a strong beginning, middle, and end	Word Choice Uses beautiful language often; wide variety of words used; word choices make ideas more clear	Sentence Structure Uses complete sentences of varying lengths; sentences begin differently	Mechanics Very few or no grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors	Editing Many changes made; all required (min of 4) peer edits made with and/or comments
Good/Proficient	Ideas Mostly focuses on topic and develops it clearly and fairly well with supporting details	Organization Organized with a beginning, middle, and end	Word Choice Uses beautiful language at times; varies word choice	Sentence Structure Most sentences are complete and simple; attempts are made at varying sentence length	Mechanics Relatively few grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors	Editing Some changes are made; at least 2 of the minimum 4 peer edits are signed off on and/or with comment added
Needs Improvement/Below Proficient	Ideas Strays from topic, presents some important ideas with few supporting details	Organization Attempts to organize with a beginning, middle, and end	Word Choice Attempts to use beautiful language; little variety or describing words	Sentence Structure Some sentences are not complete; little variety	Mechanics Some grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors	Editing Few changes made, does not have a minimum of two peer edits with signatures and/or comments
Unsatisfactory	Ideas Lacks clear topic and details	Organization Does not have a beginning, middle, or end	Word Choice Repeats same words often, little attempt at using describing words	Sentence Structure No complete sentences	Mechanics Many grammar, spelling, or capitalization errors	Editing No changes made to first draft, no peers have signed off or commented