Teacher name: Mrs. Shirley

Student Name ___________________

CATEGORY

90-100

80-89

Satisfactory  

70-79

50-69

Use of Vocabulary

20+ vocabulary words used correctly and spelled correctly.

10-14 vocabulary words used correctly and spelled correctly.

0-9 vocabulary words used correctly and spelled correctly.

Focus on Topic (Content)

There is one clear, well-focused topic. The writer's details/facts/ideas all relate to this topic.

There is one clear topic, but it is a bit broadly defined. The writer's details/facts/ideas all relate to this topic.

There appears to be more than one topic. The writer's details/facts/ideas all relate to these topics.

There appears to be more than one topic. The details/facts/information do not appear to relate to the topics OR there is a random collection of ideas/facts with no discernable point.

Capitalization & Punctuation (Conventions)

Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read.

Writer makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read.

Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.

Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation, that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow.

Penmanship (Conventions)

Paper is neatly written or typed with no distracting corrections.

Paper is neatly written or typed with 1 or 2 distracting corrections (e.g.,dark cross-outs; bumpy white-out, words written over)

The writing is generally readable, but the reader has to exert quite a bit of effort to figure out some of the words.

Many words are unreadable OR there are several distracting corrections.

Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)

Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.