3rd Grade Writing Rubric Draft
Category |
Commendable |
3 – Meets Standards |
2 – Approaching Standards |
1 – Below Standards |
Writing Strategies Content Focus Organization |
Mature Writing that demonstrates sophistication beyond grade level |
Piece fully addresses the topic; a complete and thoughtful paragraph
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Piece partially addresses the topic; a simple, yet complete paragraph
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Piece does not address / minimally addresses the topic; not a paragraph
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Writing Applications Sentence Structure Vocabulary Voice |
Mature Writing that demonstrates sophistication beyond grade level |
Language is clear; vocabulary is generally specific; writing helps reader “get to know” writer
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Language is inconsistent; voca-bulary is general; writing shows some attempt to show voice
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Language is clear. Vocabulary is generally specific. Writing helps reader “get to know” writer.
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Writing Conventions Spelling Grammar Punctuation Capitalization |
Mature Writing that demonstrates sophistication beyond grade level |
Student has control of most 3rd grade appropriate conventions
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Errors in grammar, punctuation and/or spelling are distracting
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Errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation make the piece difficult to read
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