Writing Rubric

Content and Ideas / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Writing or Drawing sticks to topic
Drawing and words match
Details support topic
Two or more sentences
Uses what student already knows / Writing or Drawing is about topic
Has 2 or 3 details / Writing or Drawing is mostly about topic
Little or no details / Writing or drawing is not about topic
Organization / Clear sequence from beginning to middle to end. / Sequence from beginning to middle to end, but some parts may be missing or not clear / Some sequence / No Sequence
Style/Voice / Uses adjectives, imagination and different kinds of sentences to be interesting / Interesting
Some use of adjectives / Somewhat interesting / No personalization
Conventions / Letters and sounds match
Correct capitalization
Correct punctuation
Spaces between words
Neat handwriting /
Easy to read
Some sounds/letters match
Some punctuation and capitals /
Hard to read
Uses beginning sounds /
No letter/sound match
No punctuation
Capitals not used correctly

Created by Janet Bowland, Fayette County Schools