Evaluation

This is how your work will be evaluated.

Grade Level

Rubric Score 

Rubric Descriptor 

Above

 

4 

An excellent writing sample:  establishes and focuses on the purpose of the writing task and shows a clear awareness of the intended audience, organizes content and ideas in a logical way, and is fluent and cohesive and includes appropriate details to clarify ideas.

Mistakes in grammar, mechanics and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning. 

At

 

3 

A good writing sample: focuses on the purpose of the writing task, shows some awareness of the intended audience, organizes content and ideas in a logical way, although transitions may not be fluent, includes some details to clarify ideas.

Mistakes in grammar, mechanics and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning.  

Progressing

2 

A fair writing sample:  has some awareness of the purpose and intended audience, attempts to organize content and idea, but is not particularly fluent or omits transitions, includes some details.

Mistakes in grammar, mechanics and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning. 

Below

1 

A poor writing sample:  is confused in purpose or does not respond to the task, does not present content in an organized or logical way, includes few or no details.

Mistakes in grammar, mechanics and usage do not detract from clarity and meaning.  

Unscorable  

0 

An unscorable writing sample is blank, unreadable, incomplete, etc.