COMPOSITION SCORING RUBRIC
TARGET
9-10
Content
_____ out of Interesting content
10 points and presentation;
ideas well
conceived and
developed with
sufficient
examples.
5
Structure, Logic _____ out of Logical
and Transitions 5 points
progression of
ideas with wellexecuted
transitions.
13-15
Grammatical
_____ out of Appropriate level
Accuracy
15 points of complexity in
syntax with very
few errors, if any.
ACCEPTABLE
HIGH
LOW
7-8
6
Some interesting
content; points not
sustained or not fully
developed.
4-5
Conventional ideas or Cursory; gives the
clichés; little
impression of writing
supporting detail
just to complete the
included.
assignment.
4
3
Logical progression of Gaps in logic or no
ideas but often lacks transitions.
transitions.
2
Disorganized;
appears to have
been written as
thoughts occurred to
the writer.
11-12
9-10
7-8
Confined to simpler
Errors frequently
Message is largely
sentences or
affect
incomprehensible
structures with very
comprehensibility, or due to inaccurate
few errors OR shows very basic types of grammar, which
variety and complexity errors (subject-verb alters or obscures it,
in syntax with errors agreement; nounOR reader must
that do not affect
adjective agreement, know English to
comprehensibility.
etc.)
comprehend much of
the message.
13-15
11-12
Vocabulary/ Word _____ out of Uses sufficient,
Usually uses
Choice
15 points
appropriate, and
appropriate
varied vocabulary; vocabulary with some
English influence not variety; some errors
apparent; rich
in usage that do not
variety of Spanish affect the message;
idioms; no literal
occasional
translation from
appropriate use of
English.
Spanish idioms.
Punctuation,
Spelling, and
Presentation
Total
UNACCEPTABLE
5
4
_____ out of Correct spelling
Occasional
5 points
(including accents) mechanical errors.
and punctuation;
neatly typed with
correct format as
specified (MLA).
_____ out of
50 points
9-10
Often uses
inappropriate, or
non-specific
vocabulary; lack of
variety in word
choice; avoids use
of Spanish idioms;
English-inluenced
word choice.
7-8
Uses only
elementary
vocabulary;
creates
nonexistent words
from English OR
uses words in
English; translates
English idioms
verbatim.
2-3
0
Frequent
English spelling
mechanical errors. and punctuation:
no accents;
mechanical errors
in most sentences.