| Ideas and Content | -Incomplete -Student cannot produce adequate response (free choice) or respond to prompt given | -May be complete but lacks detail and relevant ideas. -Somewhat on topic; at times looses focus | - Complete Response -Fairly focused and on topic -Contains relevant ideas and some details to support them | -Writing fully accomplishes task -Focused / on topic -Contains relevant ideas, adequate details to support them |
| Style | -Limited vocabulary -Simple sentences and /or problems with sentence structures -Repetitive, predictable, no evidence of individual writer's techniques | -Basic vocabulary -Predictable, common word usage only -Simple sentences -Little or no evidence of individual writer's techniques | -Appropriate clear vocabulary -Attempts to use some writer's techniques (voice, humor, suspense, questioning...) | -Excellent word usage -Vocabulary is detailed, precise -Rich, clear, vivid descriptions -Demonstrates use of writer's techniques (Voice, humor, suspense, questioning...) |
| Organization | -Writing is disorganized and does not flow logically -Difficult to read and follow -incomplete or missing sections (begining, middle, end) | -Writing has some organization -At times difficult to read or follow -Weak or absent parts; beginning, middle, end | -Writing is generally organized and logical -Mostly easy to read -Begining, middle, and flow logically | -Writing is organized very logically -Flows well and is very easy to read -Solid intro and conclusion -Smooth transition between sentences |
| Critical and Creative Thinking | -Uses critical/ creative thinking processes with limited effectiveness | -Uses critical/ creative thinking processes with some effectiveness | -Uses critical/creative thining processes with considerable effectiveness | -Uses critical/ creative thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Communication | -Communicates for different audiences and purposes with limited effectiveness | -Communicates for different audiences ad purposes with some effectiveness | -Communicates for different audiences ad purposes with considerable effectiveness | -Communicates for different audiences ad purposes with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Applicationa and Connections | -applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts andmakes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness | -applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts and makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness | -applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts and makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness | -applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts and makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Conventions and Vocabulary | -Writing has many misspellings and / or gramatical errors -Little or no punctuation used -Ineffective use of punctuation | -Writing has some misspellings and /or gramatical errors -Punctuation used with some effectiveness but inconsistently | -Writing has few (2) or no misspellings / gramatical errors -Effective use of basic punctuation | -Writing has no misspellings or gramatical errors -Punctuation used with a high degree of effectiveness -More elaborative use of punctuation |