WRITING RUBRIC
TRAIT / BEGINNING / DEVELOPING / PROFICIENT / ACCOMPLISHED / EXEMPLARYPURPOSE / Has no clear purpose or focus. / Does not develop ideas adequately around a clear purpose or focus. / Develops most points around a clear purpose or focus. / Develops points around a clearly defined purpose and focus. / Succinctly develops points around a clearly defined purpose and focus.
LOGIC & ORGANIZATION / Does not develop ideas logically; ineffective introduction and conclusion. / Demonstrates some overall organization, but some ideas seem illogical or unrelated; unfocused intro or conclusion. / Develops ideas satisfactorily, although some paragraphs need minor development; has adequate transitions. / Develops ides logically within coherent paragraphs with appropriate transitions; clear intro and conclusion. / Develops ideas cogently, organizes them logically into paragraphs, connects them with effective transitions; has clear, insightful intro and conclusion.
LANGUAGE / Uses words and syntax that are inadequate for clarity; errors seriously distract from meaning. / Demonstrates occasional insufficient control of language so that meaning is difficult to comprehend; errors cause noticeable distraction. / Demonstrates sufficient control of language to convey ideas with reasonable clarity. / Demonstrates control of language including diction and syntactical variety. / Uses words with fluency; develops effective, concise standard English sentences; uses syntactical variety.
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR / Has severe and persistent errors. / Has frequent errors which interfere with meaning.
/ Generally follows the conventions of standard written English; flaws do not interfere with meaning. / Has very few errors in standard written English. / Uses standard written English with essentially no errors.
DEVELOPMENT
OF IDEAS / Lacks support for ideas; confuses personal and external evidence. / Presents ideas in general terms; support for ideas is inconsistent. / Supports the main points adequately. / Supports ideas clearly with effective examples, references, and details. / Explores ideas vigorously; supports points fully, using a balance of detailed subjective and objective evidence.