Writing: Rubric: Third Year Students

Excellent 10
Comprehensibility

9,5

8,5

Very good 7,5

6,5

Reader can always understand what the Reader can understand most of
writer is trying to communicate.
what the writer is trying to
communicate.

Structure:

Writer consistently uses paragraphs as

she/he moves on to a new idea. No
*Opening paragraph sudden breaks between paragraphs. It
*2/3 middle paragra. has an ending paragraph.
*Ending paragraph

Writer almost always uses

paragraphs consistently. The work
occasionally needs paragraphing.
Occasional non-smooth
transitions. Ending paragraph
needs revision.
Writer almost always applies
knowledge of grammar points to
writing with few mistakes.

Fair 6

5,5

4,5

Poor

4 3,5

2,5

Reader can understand part of what Multiple errors in vocab. grammar

writer is trying to communicate and usage. Incomprehensible throughout.
must rely on interpretation.
Writer needs to learn more about
paragraphing and how to go
smoothly from one paragraph to the
next.No ending paragraph.

Writer doesnt know how to structure a

piece of writing. Writes as she/he
speaks. One idea right after another as
it comes through his/her mind.

Grammar Structure

Writer applies knowledge of grammar

points to writing.

Subject / Verb
Agreement
Verb tenses use

There are NO errors in subject / verb

agreement. Good use of the verb
tenses.

There are 1 or 2 errors in subject / Writer makes 3 or more mistakes in Writer makes repeated errors and
verb agreement. Occasional verb subject / verb agreement and 3 or displays little/no understanding of
tense mistakes.
more mistakes in verb tense use.
subject / verb agreement. Too many
mistakes in verb tense use.

Infinitive of purpose
Use of THE

NO ERRORS in the use of infinitive of

purpose or the use of THE.

Occasional errors in the use of

infinitive of purpose or the use of
THE.

Prepositions
Possessive
adjectives

Writer occasionally uses Knowledge Basic grammar mistakes all over.

of grammar points, but makes
Translation from mother tongue.
mistakes.
Mother tongue structures.

Writer makes 3 or more mistakes

with the use of the infinitive of
purpose or the use of THE.

Writer makes repeated errors and

displays little/no understanding of the
infinitive of purpose or the use of THE.

NO ERRORS in using the prepositions. Prepositions are incorrect 1-2

NO ERRORS in using possessive
times. Possessive adjectives
adjective.
incorrect 1 or twice.

Writer makes 3 or more mistakes

using prepositions. Writer makes 3
or more mistakes using the
possessive adjectives.

Writer makes repeated errors and

displays little/no understanding of
possessive adjectives and/or
prepositions.

Vocabulary

Writer CONSISTENTLY avoids common Writer ALMOST always avoids

words that are vague. Effort in using
common words that are vague.
precise vocabulary.
Some effort in using precise
vocabulary.

Writer OCCASIONALLY avoids

Writer shows NO EFFORT in using
common words. Less effort in using precise vocabulary. False friends.
precise vocabulary. False friends.
Wrong vocabulary.

Length

The writer wrote ____words or more.

The writer wrote less than

__words.

The writer wrote a short

composition.

The writer wrote a very short composition.

Effort and Content

Keeping to the
subject

Writer has put care and effort into the

process. Adequate level of detail and
creativity. Writer keeps to the subject.

The response to the task is

generally informative; may lack
some detail and/or creativity.
Occasional irrelevancies.

Writer lacks some important

information. Some irrelevancies.

Assignment is incomplete or Irrelevant.

Response is not informative; provides
little or no information.