Writing Rubric

On Monday, your child will be bringing home their first graded papers.  Each week a grade is recorded for their spelling test and written assignment.  Spelling papers are graded out of 100, and writing is graded out of 4.  The rubric for written work is outlined below.

Papers that receive a:

4-

• well focused on the topic
• contain clear ideas
• are logically organized
• are written in a logical sequence
• includes a 'growing artist' picture that is detailed, realistic, and matches the words

3-

• somewhat focused on the topic
• contain mostly clear ideas
• are in general, logically organized
• are written with some logical sequence
• includes a less detailed  'growing artist' picture

2-

• may stray from the topic
• contain ideas that may be somewhat unclear
• are less logically organized with some lapses
• are written with few to little transitions, word choice is limited
• includes less detailed  'growing artist' picture that does not match the words

1-

• not focused on the topic
• contain unclear ideas
• unorganized and shows confusion
• shows no transitions or word choice
• includes no effort of a  'growing artist' picture