Name_______________________________
Teacher _________________________
Third Grade Quarter 1 Rubric for Writing Content Standards
May be used for scoring and/or grading
6 + 1 Traits
Correlation
Objectives/Standards
Traits: Ideas
and Voice
Standard 1: Conveys an original,
meaningful message written to a prompt
in the correct mode, and includes a strong
sense of audience and purpose *OFF
MODE/TOPIC SHOULD NOT BE
GRADED
Standard 2: Organizes ideas in a logical,
sequential manner
Standard 3: Includes required paragraph
structure
For Descriptive:
*Introductory paragraph (minimum of
3 sentences)
*Supporting detail paragraph
(includes a supporting detail and 3
elaborating details)
*Conclusion paragraph (teacher
assigns length)
Standard 4: Uses expanded vocabulary
words (i.e. adjectives, action verbs)
Standard 5: Uses figurative language
(onomatopoeia, simile)
Standard 6: Uses correct punctuation
(period, question mark, exclamation
mark, commas)
Standard 7: Uses correct capitalization
(first word of sentence and proper nouns titles of people/months/days/book titles)
Standard 8: Uses correct grammar
(nouns)
Standard 9: Uses conventional spelling
for grade appropriate, high frequency
words
Standard 10: Writes legibly in
manuscript or cursive
Final Portfolio Rating:
Final Writing Grade:
Trait:
Organization
Traits: Word
Choice and
Sentence
Fluency
Trait:
Conventions
Trait:
Presentation
1st Sample
Descriptive
Value
if
standard
is met
/20
2nd Sample
Descriptive
Value
if
standard
is met
/20
3rd Sample
Descriptive
Value
if
standard
is met
/20
/20
/20
/20
/15
/15
/15
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/100
/100
/100
RATING FOR MODE PORTFOLIO SAMPLES: Use the following scale.
Level 4 – Mastery of AT LEAST nine out of ten content standards.
Standard 1, 3, 4, and 5 REQUIRED
Level 3 – Mastery of AT LEAST seven to eight of the ten standards.
Standard 1, 3 REQUIRED, Standard 4 OR 5 REQUIRED
Level 2 – Mastery of AT LEAST four to six of the ten standards.
Standard 1 REQUIRED
Level 1 – Mastery of fewer than four of the ten standards.
Standard 1 REQUIRED
Level NR (Not Rated): Illegible or Does not adhere to Mode/Topic.
Teacher Notes:
Name_______________________________
Third Grade Quarter 2 Rubric for Writing
6 + 1 Traits
Correlation
Objectives/Standards
Traits: Ideas
and Voice
Standard 1: Conveys an original, meaningful
message written to a prompt in the correct
mode, and includes a strong sense of audience
and purpose *OFF MODE/TOPIC
SHOULD NOT BE GRADED
Standard 2: Organizes ideas in a logical,
sequential manner
Standard 3: Includes required paragraph
structure
For Descriptive:
*Introductory paragraph (minimum
of 3 sentences)
*Supporting detail paragraph
(includes a supporting detail and 3
elaborating details)
*Conclusion paragraph (teacher
assigns length)
For Narrative:
*Beginning, Middle, End
Standard 4: Uses expanded vocabulary words
(i.e. adjectives, action verbs)
Standard 5: Uses figurative language
(onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor)
Trait:
Organization
Traits: Word
Choice and
Sentence
Fluency
Trait:
Conventions
Trait:
Presentation
Teacher _________________________
May be used for scoring and/or grading
1st Sample
Descriptive
Value
if
standard
is met
/20
2nd Sample
Narrative
Value
if
standard
is met
/20
/20
/20
/20
/15
/15
/15
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/100
/100
/100
Standard 6: Uses correct punctuation (period,
question mark, exclamation mark, commas,
apostrophe)
Standard 7: Uses correct capitalization (first
word of sentence and proper nouns -titles of
people/months/days/book titles)
Standard 8: Uses correct grammar (nouns,
possessive nouns, verbs, appropriate tenses,
subject-verb agreement)
Standard 9: Uses conventional spelling for
grade appropriate, high frequency words
Standard 10: Writes legibly in manuscript or
cursive
Final Portfolio Rating:
Final Writing Grade:
RATING FOR MODE PORTFOLIO SAMPLES: Use the following scale.
Level 4 – Mastery of AT LEAST nine out of ten content standards.
Standard 1, 3, 4, and 5 REQUIRED
Level 3 – Mastery of AT LEAST seven to eight of the ten standards.
Standard 1, 3 REQUIRED, Standard 4 OR 5 REQUIRED
Level 2 – Mastery of AT LEAST four to six of the ten standards.
Standard 1 REQUIRED
Level 1 – Mastery of fewer than four of the ten standards. Standard 1
REQUIRED
Level NR (Not Rated): Illegible or Does not adhere to Mode/Topic.
Teacher Notes:
3rd Sample
Narrative
Value
if
standard
is met
/20
Name_______________________________
Teacher _________________________
Third Grade Quarter 3 Rubric for Writing May be used for scoring and/or grading
1st Sample
2nd Sample
3rd Sample
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
6 + 1 Traits
Objectives/Standards
Val
Value
Value
if
if
if
Correlation
ue
standard
standard
standard
is met
is met
is met
Traits: Ideas Standard 1: Conveys an original,
/20
/20
/20
and Voice
meaningful message written to a prompt
in the correct mode, and includes a strong
sense of audience and purpose *OFF
MODE/TOPIC SHOULD NOT BE
GRADED
Standard 2: Organizes ideas in a logical,
/20
/20
/20
Trait:
Organization sequential manner
/15
/15
/15
Standard 3: Includes required
paragraph structure
For Descriptive/Expository:
*Introductory paragraph (minimum
of 3 sentences)
*2 Supporting detail paragraphs
(includes a supporting detail and 3
elaborating details)
*Conclusion paragraph (teacher
assigns length)
For Narrative:
*Beginning, Middle, End
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/100
/100
/100
RATING FOR MODE PORTFOLIO SAMPLES: Use the following scale.
Level 4 – Mastery of AT LEAST nine out of ten content standards.
Standard 1, 3, 4, and 5 REQUIRED
Level 3 – Mastery of AT LEAST seven to eight of the ten standards.
Standard 1, 3 REQUIRED, Standard 4 OR 5 REQUIRED
Level 2 – Mastery of AT LEAST four to six of the ten standards.
Standard 1 REQUIRED
Level 1 – Mastery of fewer than four of the ten standards.
Standard 1 REQUIRED
Level NR (Not Rated): Illegible or Does not adhere to Mode/Topic.
Teacher Notes:
Traits: Word
Choice and
Sentence
Fluency
Standard 4: Uses expanded
vocabulary words (i.e. adjectives, action
verbs)
Standard 5: Uses figurative language
(onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, alliteration)
Standard 6: Uses correct punctuation
Trait:
Conventions
(period, question mark, exclamation mark, commas,
apostrophe, underlining and italicizing for book
titles)
Standard 7: Uses correct capitalization
(first word of sentence and proper nouns -titles of
people/months/days/book titles)
Standard 8: Uses correct grammar
(nouns, possessive nouns, verbs, appropriate tenses,
subject-verb agreement, adjectives, pronouns)
Trait:
Presentation
Standard 9: Uses conventional spelling
for grade appropriate, high frequency
words
Standard 10: Writes legibly in
manuscript or cursive
Final Portfolio Rating:
Final Writing Grade:
Name_______________________________
Third Grade Quarter 4 Rubric for Writing
Teacher _________________________
May be used for scoring and/or grading
1st Sample
2nd Sample
3rd Sample
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
if
if
if
Value
Value
Value
6 + 1 Traits
Correlation
Objectives/Standards
Traits: Ideas
and Voice
Standard 1: Conveys an original, meaningful
message written to a prompt in the correct
mode, and includes a strong sense of audience
and purpose *OFF MODE/TOPIC
SHOULD NOT BE GRADED
Standard 2: Organizes ideas in a logical,
sequential manner
Standard 3: Includes required paragraph
structure
For Descriptive/Expository:
*Introductory paragraph (minimum
of 3 sentences)
*2 Supporting detail paragraphs
(includes a supporting detail and 3
elaborating details)
*Conclusion paragraph (teacher
assigns length)
For Narrative:
*Beginning, Middle, End
Standard 4: Uses expanded vocabulary words
(i.e. adjectives, action verbs)
Standard 5: Uses figurative language
(onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, alliteration)
/20
/20
/20
/20
/20
/20
/15
/15
/15
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
/10
Standard 6: Uses correct punctuation (period,
question mark, exclamation mark, commas,
apostrophe, underlining and italicizing for
book titles, quotation marks)
Standard 7: Uses correct capitalization (first
word of sentence and proper nouns -titles of
people/months/days/book titles)
Standard 8: Uses correct grammar (nouns,
possessive nouns, verbs, appropriate tenses,
subject-verb agreement, adjectives, pronouns,
conjunctions, combining sentences)
Standard 9: Uses conventional spelling for
grade appropriate, high frequency words
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
/5
Standard 10: Writes legibly in
manuscript or cursive
/5
/5
/5
/100
/100
/100
Trait:
Organization
Traits: Word
Choice and
Sentence
Fluency
Trait:
Conventions
Trait:
Presentation
standard
is met
Final Portfolio Rating:
Final Writing Grade:
RATING FOR MODE PORTFOLIO SAMPLES: Use the following
scale.
Level 4 – Mastery of AT LEAST nine out of ten content standards.
Standard 1, 3, 4, and 5 REQUIRED
Level 3 – Mastery of AT LEAST seven to eight of the ten standards.
Standard 1, 3 REQUIRED, Standard 4 OR 5 REQUIRED
Level 2 – Mastery of AT LEAST four to six of the ten standards.
Standard 1 REQUIRED
Level 1 – Mastery of fewer than four of the ten standards.
Standard 1 REQUIRED
Level NR (Not Rated): Illegible or Does not adhere to Mode/Topic.
standard
is met
Teacher Notes:
standard
is met