Non-Fiction Assessment Rubric
Audience and
Purpose
Super
Stretching
Stellar
Stratospheric
The style of the writing may be
limited or mostly unsuitable,
with
some
evidence
of
awareness of reader.
Style is mostly suitable, but
may be lacking in correct
formality. Some writing is for
the correct purpose.
Style is adapted to the audience
mostly successfully. Purpose is
clear and audience interest is
maintained throughout.
Confident and successful use of
style to inform and interest the
reader, keeping them engaged
and creating an emotional
response.
Text
Structure Writing is mainly in one chunk There is some attempt to Clearly paragraphed with Paragraphing is controlled to
and Paragraphs
and may be limited in length. organise content into sections. ideas organised into sections. create effect, e.g. a one-word
or one-sentence paragraph for
The text may refer to lots Generally works towards a There may be some links
effect.
of different topics in one conclusion, but may be unclear between paragraphs through
paragraph.
in places.
the use of connectives.
Writing is organised to
manipulate the reader or reveal
Short sentences that are
Mostly simple sentences, Sentence types are varied
information in a powerful way.
mainly simple and not always perhaps with some connectives and sometimes ambitious,
constructed accurately.
such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’.
including more sophisticated Control of a variety of sentence
constructions
such
as types is evident with a variety
adverbials.
of subordination to create
effect.
Content
Ideas are mostly appropriate
but may be quite limited.
There is some attempt to
create interest.
Ideas are beginning to
develop with some additional
information given to develop
the viewpoint, but may be
unambitious.
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Ideas are appropriate and
developed imaginatively in
places. There may be some
provocative use of linguistic
techniques to create effect.
Imaginative,
interesting
and controlled ideas; able to
manipulate voice and change
register convincingly.
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Non-Fiction Assessment Rubric
Vocabulary
and Linguistic
Devices
Language choices are mainly
simple,
everyday
choices
and may be quite limited in
ambition and variety.
There is some evidence of
deliberate vocabulary choice.
There may be some limited use
of literary techniques.
Vocabulary is chosen for effect
in many cases and is reasonably
wide. Literary techniques may
be used often, but not always
effectively.
Vocabulary
is
ambitious
and sophisticated. Literary
techniques and vocabulary
choices are imaginative and
effective, selected to suit the
reader and create impact.
Punctuation
Some use of capital letters or Basic punctuation is used
full stops.
mostly accurately, including
full stops, commas in lists and
capital letters.
Basic punctuation is accurate,
including commas for more
ambitious complex sentences
and subordination.
A range of punctuation is used
confidently, including higher
level choices such as colons
and semi-colons within work
for effect and to control the
pace and effect of the topic.
Spelling
Accuracy of spelling is limited Spelling is mostly correct, Spelling is nearly always
and may be phonetic.
although vocabulary choices correct, with some errors
may be unambitious.
for
more
sophisticated,
multisyllabic
vocabulary
choices.
Spelling is nearly always
correct with rare errors only
for sophisticated or complex
choices.
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