WRITING PORTFOLIO RUBRIC – 9TH GRADE LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

Name: / Does Not Meet Standards / Meets Standards / Exceeds Standards
Cover Sheet
ELAGSE9-10L3: Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual. / 0
No cover sheet / 2
Some errors and messy / 3
Contains all parts but 2 or more errors or messy / 4
Contains all parts but one error or other imperfection / 5
All required elements. Attractively done. / /5
Table of Contents
ELAGSE9-10L3: Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual. / 0
No table of contents / 2
Item is present but does not really help in locating parts. Messy. / 3
Not all pages indicated. Some organizational flaws. / 4
All pages indicated. One or two flaws. / 5
All pages indicated and well-organized. Neat. / /5
Dear Reader Letter
ELAGSE9-10W2: Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions. / 0
No dear reader letter / 1 2 3
Letter does not reflect good writing. Several errors and/or not typed. / 4 5 6
Letter has some flaws or does not reflect good writing. Typed. / 7 8
Letter is in correct form, but one or two errors. Typed and well-written. / 9 10
Letter is in correct form and free of errors. Well-written and typed. / /10
10 Original Entries
ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. / 0 1 / 2 3 / 4 5 / 6 7 / 8 9 10 / /10
10 Original Entry Reflections
ELAGSE9-10W10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. / 0 1 / 2 3 / 4 5 / 6 7 / 8 9 10 / /10
4 Revised Pieces/Revision Synthesis & Reflection
ELAGSE9-10W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose andaudience. / 0
0 / 1
1 / 2
2 / 3
3 / 4
4 / /8
2 Reflections on Selections by Famous Writers with Bibliographic Citations
ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. / 0 1 / 2 3 / 4 5 / 6 7 / 8 / /8
Quality of Written Work
ELAGSE9-10L3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, andto comprehend more fully when reading or listening, and to write and to edit so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual. / 1 2 3
Poor quality / 4 5 6
Below standard quality / 7 8 9
Adequate quality / 10 11 12
Good quality / 13 14 15
Exceptional quality / /15
Grammar/Mechanics
ELAGSE9-10L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. / 1 2 3
Lack of control / 4 5 6
Minimal control / 7 8 9
Sufficient control / 10 11
Consistent control / 12 13 14
Full command / /14
Creativity and Attractiveness
ELAGSE9-10SL5: Make strategic use of digital media in presentation toenhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. / 1 2 3
Inadequate appearance / 4 5 6
Little attempt to make the portfolio attractive / 7 8 9
Neat and acceptable / 10 11 12
Aesthetic and attractive / 13 14 15
Beautifully presented. Top-notch. / /15
Total / /100