Pathways Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking 1: Writing Assessment Rubric
Name: ________________________________________
Criterion
Pre-writing and
organization
Score of 4
Unit: ______
Score of 3
Well organized
Units 1–2:
Supporting ideas are in a
logical sequence
Score of 2
Good organization
Units 1–2:
Supporting ideas are in a
mostly logical sequence
Score of 1
Some organization
Lacks organization
●
●
●
Units 1–2:
Sequencing of supporting
ideas is unclear
●
Units 1–2:
Lack of sequencing of
supporting ideas
Units 3–10:
● Clear topic sentence
● Supporting ideas are in a
logical sequence
● Strong concluding
sentence
Units 3–10:
● Clear topic sentence
● Supporting ideas are in a
mostly logical sequence
● Good concluding sentence
Units 3–10:
● Topic sentence is slightly
unclear
● Sequencing of supporting
ideas is unclear
● Weak concluding sentence
Units 3–10:
● Weak topic sentence or lack
of a topic sentence
● Lack of sequencing of
supporting ideas
● No concluding sentence
Content
Excellent supporting
Strong supporting ideas
ideas that are appropriate that are appropriate to the
to the task
task
● Supporting ideas are
● Supporting ideas are
well explained and have
somewhat explained with a
enough details
bit of detail
● Supporting ideas are
● Supporting ideas are mostly
related to the task goal
related to the task goal
Good supporting ideas,
but some are slightly
unrelated to the task
● Supporting ideas are
incomplete with little detail
● Some supporting ideas are
unrelated to the task
Weak supporting ideas
or ideas that are unrelated
to the task
● Supporting ideas are weak
with little or no detail
● Supporting ideas are
unrelated to the task
Vocabulary
Wide range of
vocabulary
● Appropriate and related
to task
● Effective use of less
common words
● Errors are minor and not
frequent
Good range of
vocabulary
● Appropriate and related to
task
● Good attempt to use less
common words
● Occasional errors, but
meaning is still clear
Average range of
vocabulary
● Mostly appropriate and
related to task
● Some attempt to use less
common words
● A number of errors that
affect understanding
Limited range of
vocabulary
● Minimally appropriate and
related to task
● Inaccurate use of target
vocabulary
● Frequent errors that greatly
affect understanding
Sentence
Structure and
Grammar
Excellent sentence
structure and language
use
● Varied sentence structure
● Very few grammatical
errors in subject-verb
agreement, verb tense
agreement, use of
conjunctions, etc�
Good sentence structure
and language use
● Good variety of sentence
structure
● A few grammatical errors
in subject-verb agreement,
verb tense agreement, use of
conjunctions, etc� that do not
affect understanding
Average sentence
Weak sentence
structure and language use structure and language use
● Little variety in sentence
● Simple or repetitive
structure
sentence structure
● A number of grammatical
● Many grammatical errors
errors in subject-verb
in subject-verb agreement,
agreement, verb tense
verb tense agreement,
agreement, use of
use of conjunctions, etc�
conjunctions, etc� that
that greatly affect
slightly affect understanding
understanding
Spelling and
Punctuation
Excellent command of
Good command of spelling
Average command of
spelling and punctuation and punctuation
spelling and punctuation
● Few or no spelling errors
● Some spelling errors, but
● A number of spelling errors,
● Correct use of
mostly with uncommon words
some with common words
● Mostly correct use of
● Some incorrect use of
punctuation:
❍ Capitalization of names
punctuation:
punctuation:
❍ Capitalization of names and
❍ Capitalization of names
and places and at the
beginning of sentences
places and at the beginning
and places and at the
❍ Use of comma between
of sentences
beginning of sentences
❍ Use of comma between
❍ Use of comma between
clauses and where
appropriate
clauses and where
clauses and where
❍ Use of period or
appropriate
appropriate
❍ Use of period or question
❍ Use of period or question
question mark at the
end of sentences
mark at the end of
mark at the end of
❍ Use of apostrophes for
sentences
sentences
❍ Use of apostrophes for
❍ Use of apostrophes for
indicating possession
indicating possession
indicating possession
Weak command of
spelling and punctuation
● Many spelling errors
● Largely incorrect use of
punctuation:
❍ Capitalization of names
and places and at the
beginning of sentences
❍ Use of comma between
clauses and where
appropriate
❍ Use of period or
question mark at the
end of sentences
❍ Use of apostrophes for
indicating possession
Score
Total score:
/ 20
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