iRubric: Informational rubric

The writer used words to show sequence.

The writer used words in each section that helped readers understand how one piece of information connected with others.

The writer used word to show how information was connected in every paragraph.

The Writer used transitions words to help the readers understand how different bits of information and different parts of the writing fit together.

The writer grouped her
information into parts.
Each part was mostly
about one thing that
connected to her big
topic.

The writer grouped
information into sections
and used paragraphs
and sometimes chapters
to separate those
sections. Each section
had information that was
mostly about the same
thing. He may have used
headings and subheadings.

The writer organized her writing into a sequence of separate sections. She may have used headings and subheadings to highlight the separate sections.
The writer wrote each section according to an organizational plan shaped partly by the genre of
the section.

The writer used subheadings and/ or clear introductory transitions to
separate his sections.
The writer made deliberate choices
about how to order sections and information within sections. He chose
structures and text features to help emphasize key points. The writer used transitions, introductions, and topic sentences to pop out his main points. He wrote multiple paragraphs in some sections.

The writer punctuated
dialogue correctly, with
commas and quotation
marks

When writing long,
complex sentences, the
writer used commas to
make them clear and
correct.

The writer used commas to set off introductory parts of sentences (for example, As you might know,). The writer used a variety of punctuation to fix any run-on sentences. She used punctuation to cite her sources.

The writer used punctuation such as dashes, parentheses, colons, and semicolons to help him include extra
information and explanation in some of his sentences.