INFORMATIVEWRITINGRUBRICGRADE3

WRITEINFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORYTEXTSTOEXAMINEANDCONVEYCOMPLEXIDEASANDINFORMATIONCLEARLYANDACCURATELYTHROUGHTHEEFFECTIVESELECTION,
ORGANIZATION,ANDANALYSISOFCONTENT.
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideasandinformationclearly.

WRITING
CRAFT

EXCEEDS(4)

MEETS(3)

Clearlyidentifiesthetopic
andgroupsrelated
informationtogetherusing
anorganizationalstructure

Introducesthetopicand
groupsrelatedinformation
togetherusingan
organizationalstructure

Clearlysuppliespertinent
facts,definitionsand
detailstodevelopthetopic

Consistentlyuseslinking
wordsandphrasesto
connectideaswithin
categoriesofinformation

Providesaclearconcluding
statementorsection

Suppliesatleastsome
pertinentfacts,definitions
anddetailstodevelopthe
topic

Useslinkingwordsand
phrasestoconnectideas
withincategoriesof
information

Suppliesfew,ifany,pertinent
facts,definitionsanddetails
todevelopthetopic

Little,ifany,attempttouse
linkingwordsandphrasesto
connectideaswithin
categoriesofinformation

Attemptstoinclude
supportivetextfeaturesas
necessary

Providesageneral
concludingstatementor
section

Little,ifany,attemptto
identifythetopicandgroup
relatedinformationis
apparent

Attemptstouselinking
wordsandphrasesto
connectideaswithin
categoriesofinformation

Includessupportivetext
featuresasnecessary

DOESNOTMEET(1)

Attemptstoidentifythe
topicandgrouprelated
informationtogetherusing
anorganizationalstructure

Suppliespertinentfacts,
definitionsanddetailsto
developthetopic

Consistentlyincludes
supportivetextfeaturesas
necessary

APPROACHING(2)

Little,ifany,attemptto
includesupportivetext
featuresasnecessary

Attemptstoprovidea
concludingstatementor
section

Little,ifany,attemptto
provideaconcluding
statementorsection

EXCEEDS(4)

MEETS(3)

APPROACHING(2)

DOESNOTMEET(1)

WRITING
MECHANICS

Consistentlyvariestheuseof
simple,compoundandcomplex
sentences

Consistentlydemonstrates
commandoftheconventionsof
StandardEnglishconsistentwith
effectivelyeditedwriting.Writingis
freeoferroringrammar,spelling
andlanguageusage,meaningisclear
throughoutthewriting

Whentechnologyisunavailable,
writingislegiblewithconsistently
correctformationofletters

Usessimple,compoundand
complexsentences

Generallydemonstratescommand
oftheconventionsofStandard
English.Theremaybeafewerrors
ingrammar,spellingandlanguage
usage,meaningisclearthroughout
thewriting

Whentechnologyisunavailable,
writingislegiblewithcorrect
formationofmostletters

Usessimpleandcompound
sentences

Occasionallydemonstrates
commandoftheconventionsof
StandardEnglish.Therearepatterns
oferrorsingrammar,spelling,and
languageusagethatoccasionally
impedeunderstandingofthe
writing.

Whentechnologyisunavailable,
writingismostlylegiblewithcorrect
formationofletters

Usesmostlysimplesentencesor
incompletesentences

Littletonocommandofthe
conventionsofStandardEnglish.
Therearefrequentdistractingerrors
ingrammar,spelling,andlanguage
usagethatoftenimpede
understandingofthewriting

Whentechnologyisunavailable,
writingmayormaynotbelegiblewith
correctformationofsomeletters