Writing a Review Rubric
Score: ________/50
Skills
10-9
8-7
6-5
4-3
2 -0
Demonstrate a conscious and
thorough understanding of the
writing prompt and the subject
matter. This review can be
used as an example for other
students.
Uses 1 specific and convincing
instance from the texts studied
to support claims in your own
writing, making insightful and
applicable connections
between texts.
Use academic language that is
precise and engaging, with
notable and varied sentence
structure.
Demonstrate a thoughtful
understanding of the
writing prompt and the
subject matter.
Demonstrate a basic
understanding of the
writing prompt and the
subject matter.
Demonstrate a limited
understanding of the
writing prompt and
subject matter. This
review needs revision.
Demonstrate little or no
understanding of the
writing prompt and
subject matter. This
review needs revision.
Use 1 relevant examples
from the texts studied to
support claims in your own
writing, making applicable
connections between texts.
Use 1 examples from the
text to support most claims
in your writing with some
connections made
between texts.
Use language that is fluent
and original, with the ability
to vary sentence structure.
Use basic but appropriate
language, with some
attempt to vary sentence
structure.
No examples from the
text are used and claims
made in your own writing
are unsupported and
irrelevant to the topic at
hand.
Use language that is
unsuitable, with little or
no awareness of sentence
structure
Conventions
Essay is free of distracting
spelling, punctuation, and
grammatical errors; absent of
fragments, comma splices, and
run-ons even with academic
language.
Essay has few spelling,
punctuation, and
grammatical errors allowing
reader to follow ideas
clearly. Very few fragments
or run-ons when using
academic language.
Essay has few spelling,
punctuation, and
grammatical errors
allowing reader to follow
ideas clearly. No academic
language.
Format
Follows format guidelines:
Modern Language Association
(“MLA”) Style: (12 pt., Times or
Ariel Font, Double Space, 1”
margins, Title, Heading, etc.)
correctly done and meets
/exceeds minimum 5
paragraphs and word length of
500 words.
Follows format guidelines:
MLA Style, some minor
problems exist and meets/
exceeds minimum 5
paragraphs and word
length of 500 words.
Follows format guidelines:
MLA Style, missing some
major aspects and meets
minimum 5 paragraphs
and word length of 500
words.
Use incomplete or
vaguely developed
examples to only
partially support claims
with no connections
made between texts.
Use language that is
vague or imprecise and
a limited awareness of
how to vary sentence
structure.
Spelling, punctuation,
and grammatical errors
create distraction,
making reading and
comprehension
difficult; fragments,
comma splices, run-ons
evident.
Does not follow
guidelines: MLA format
not used throughout.
Meets minimum 5
paragraphs and word
length of 500 words.
Depth of
Reflection
Use of
Textual
Evidence
Language
Use
Spelling, punctuation, and
grammatical errors create
distraction, making
reading almost
impossible; fragments,
comma splices, run-ons
evident.
Does not follow
guidelines: MLA format
not used throughout.
Does not meet minimum
5 paragraphs and word
length of 500 words.