French Level 1: Writing Rubric
Score
Demonstrates
excellence.
A sympathetic native
speaker would have no
difficulty understanding.
Task Completion
How well does the
student achieve the
target performance?
Completely addresses
the task. Demonstrates
understanding of main
ideas, cognates, familiar
topics, and possibly
unfamiliar topic.
May go above and
beyond by creating in
the language.
Comprehensibility
How well is the student
understood?
Vocabulary
Language Control
How extensive and applicable
is the student’s vocabulary?
How accurate is the student’s
language?
Fully communicates meaning Includes a wide variety of
using thorough organization, vocabulary that expands the
elaboration and clarity.
topic.
20/20
5 pts
5 pts
Demonstrates
Partially addresses the
Generally communicates
competence.
task. Demonstrates basic meaning using some
understanding of main
organization and clarity..
…. would understand with
ideas, cognates, and
some difficulty.
familiar topics.
5 pts
Includes a variety of
vocabulary related to the
topic, but there may be minor
inaccuracies.
Consistently demonstrates a
high degree of control of
structures:
 Subject-verb agreement
 Noun-adjective agreement
 Word order
 Spelling and accents
Uses linking words and
modifiers.
5 pts
Partially demonstrates
control of structures:
 Subject-verb agreement
 Noun-adjective agreement
 Word order
 Spelling and accents
16/20
4 pts
4 pts
4 pts
4 pts
Suggests a lack of Minimally addresses the Occasionally communicates
Includes basic vocabulary.
Minimally demonstrates
competence.
task. Demonstrates little meaning using minimal
Some vocabulary may be
control of structures:
understanding of main
organization.
inaccurate or unrelated to the  Subject-verb agreement
…. would understand with
ideas,
cognates,
and
topic.
 Noun-adjective agreement
much patience and
familiar topics.
negotiation of meaning.
 Word order
 Spelling and accents
14/20
3.5 pts
3.5 pts
3.5 pts
3.5pts
Demonstrates
Falls short of addressing Falls short in communicating Includes limited vocabulary.
Falls short in demonstrating
a lack of
the task. Demonstrates
meaning due to lack of
Vocabulary is inaccurate or
control of structures:
competence.
no understanding of
organization.
unrelated to the topic.
 Subject-verb agreement
main ideas, cognates, or
 Noun-adjective agreement
…. would have minimal to
familiar
topics.
 Word order
no understanding.
 Spelling and accents
12/20
3-1 pt
3-1 pt
3- 1 pt
3-1 pt