Writing Rubric
Name:
Sentences
Date:
3
(conveys meaning through
writing)
All sentences
are complete
and make
sense.
1-2 sentences are
incomplete/do not
make sense.
3-4 sentences
incomplete/do not
make sense.
More than 4
sentences are
incomplete/do not
make sense.
Conventions
(capitalization,
punctuation, spelling)
0-2 Errors
3-6 Errors
7-10 Errors
More than 10 Errors
Content Depth
(multiple supporting
details)
4 or more
details.
3 details.
1-2 details.
No detail.
Handwriting
(letter formation &
legibility)
Everything is
legible.
1-2 words
Format
4
Everything is
present.
Composition has a
capturing beginning and
previews main points.
Separate paragraphs for
the introduction, each of
the main points, and the
conclusion. Details are
placed in the right
paragraphs. The
conclusion has a transition
word, relates to the
introduction, has a verb,
and restates the main
points.
3-4 words illegible.
More than 4 words
illegible.
Missing 1-4.
Missing 5-7.
Missing all.
illegible.
Additional Comments:
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