Writing Rubric
4
Writing or
Drawing sticks
to topic
Content and
Ideas
Drawing and
words match
Details support
topic
3
2
1
Writing or
Drawing is about
topic
Has 2 or 3 details Writing or
Drawing is
mostly about
topic
Two or more
sentences
Little or no
details
Writing or
drawing is not
about topic
Uses what
student already
knows
Organization
Style/Voice
Clear sequence
from beginning
to middle to end.
Sequence from
beginning to
middle to end,
but some parts
may be missing
or not clear
Interesting
Uses adjectives,
imagination and
different kinds of Some use of
sentences to be
adjectives
interesting
Some sequence
No Sequence
Somewhat
interesting
No
personalization
Letters and
sounds match
Easy to read
Correct
capitalization
Conventions
Correct
punctuation
Spaces between
words
Some
sounds/letters
match
Some
punctuation and
capitals
Neat handwriting
Created by Janet Bowland, Fayette County Schools
Hard to read
Uses beginning
sounds
No letter/sound
match
No punctuation
Capitals not used
correctly