FCAT WRITING (FOOD) RUBRIC
Spam
Bologna
Hamburger
Chicken Fried Steak
T-Bone Steak
Filet Mignon
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FOCUS
Minimally focused
Loosely or slightly
focused
Generally focused
Mostly focused
Very focused
Extremely focused;
Purposeful
ORGANIZATION
May or may not have
an organizational
pattern; Usually lacks
completeness or
closure
Little organizational
pattern evident, Few
transitions; May have
beginning, middle, and
end but may be brief
Tried to organize;
May use transitions;
May lack logical
progression of ideas;
Lacks completeness
Evident organizational
pattern with some
lapses; Uses
transitions; Complete
Organized with very few
lapses; Effective use of
transitions; Complete
Logical organizational
pattern; Effective use
of transitions;
Complete
SUPPORT
Supporting ideas are
sparse; Little
development;
Supports may be lists
and clichés; Low level,
limited word choice
Few supporting ideas
or examples;
Repeated ideas;
Inadequate or illogical
development; Limited,
predictable word
choice
Uneven support; Some
ideas are developed
with details while
others are not; Listy
support; Adequate
but limited word
choice
Consistently developed
ideas; Several
supporting ideas per
paragraph; Specific
details in some areas
but not in others;
Adequate but limited
word choice
Adequate support
developed with ample
use of specific details
and examples; Mature
command of language
CONVENTIONS
Filled with errors
that impeded
communication which
include sentence
structure, mechanics,
usage, and
punctuation;
Commonly used words
misspelled; Limited to
simple sentences
Errors occur in
mechanics, usage, and
punctuation;
Commonly used words
spelled correctly;
Limited sentence
construction with
errors
Knowledge of basics
demonstrated;
Attempted variety of
sentence
constructions but
mostly simple
Knowledge of basics
demonstrated;
Attempted variety of
sentence constructions
but mostly simple
Conventions usually
followed; Varied
sentence construction
with some complexity
Ample development of
ideas with varied,
specific, substantial,
relevant support;
Mature command of
language; Shows
commitment to and
involvement with
subject; Freshness of
expression; May use
creative writing
strategies
Command of mechanics
demonstrated; Few if
any errors; Many
varied sentence
constructions