Second Grade Narrative Rubric
3
2
1
Content
Recounts a well-elaborated
event(s). Includes details to
describe actions, thoughts and
feelings. Uses temporal words to
show order. Provides a sense of
closure.
Recounts event(s), which may or
may not be elaborated. Details
may describe actions, thoughts or
feelings. Use of temporal words
may be incorrect. Sense of
closure is unclear.
Recount of event is unclear or not
elaborated. Details describing
actions, thoughts and feelings are
underdeveloped or not evident.
Temporal words are not included.
Sense of closure is not evident.
Conventions
Capitalizes proper nouns
correctly with minor errors.
Capitalizes proper nouns with
some errors.
Capitalizes few proper nouns
correctly.
Uses correct punctuation most of
the time.
Uses correct punctuation some of
the time.
Rarely uses correct punctuation.
Frequently uses grade level
spelling patterns.
Occasionally uses grade level
spelling patterns.
Rarely uses grade level spelling
patterns.
Uses a combination of simple and Uses complete sentences.
compound sentences.
Uses incomplete sentences.
Content Score: _______
Conventions Score: _______
Total Score: _______
Second Grade Opinion Rubric
3
2
1
Content
Writes an opinion piece that
introduces the topic, states an
opinion, supplies reasons that
support the opinion, uses linking
words (e.g., because, and, also) to
connect opinion and reasons, and
provides a concluding statement
or section.
Writes an opinion piece that
introduces the topic and states an
opinion, but is underdeveloped
either because there aren’t
adequate reasons to support the
opinion or the reasons are
unrelated. Uses linking words
(e.g. because, and, also) to
connect opinion and reasons, and
provides a concluding statement
or section.
Writes an opinion piece that
introduces the topic and states an
opinion, but fails to supply any
reasons to support the opinion.
Writing may or may not provide a
concluding statement or section.
Conventions
Capitalizes proper nouns correctly Capitalizes proper nouns with
with minor errors.
some errors.
Capitalizes few proper nouns
correctly.
Uses correct punctuation most of
the time.
Uses correct punctuation some of
the time.
Rarely uses correct punctuation.
Frequently uses grade level
spelling patterns.
Occasionally uses grade level
spelling patterns.
Rarely uses grade level spelling
patterns.
Uses a combination of simple and
compound sentences.
Uses complete sentences.
Uses incomplete sentences.
Content Score: _______
Conventions Score: _______
Total Score: _______
Second Grade Informative/Explanatory Rubric
3
2
1
Content
Composes a text that introduces a
topic. Uses facts and definitions
to develop points. Provides a
conclusion.
Composes a text in which the
topic is stated. Supplies facts and
definitions, without developing a
point. Conclusion is unclear.
Composes a text where the topic
is unclear. Supplies fact(s) or
definition(s). Lacks a conclusion.
Conventions
Capitalizes proper nouns
correctly with minor errors.
Capitalizes proper nouns with
some errors.
Capitalizes few proper nouns
correctly.
Uses correct punctuation most of
the time.
Uses correct punctuation some of
the time.
Rarely uses correct punctuation.
Frequently uses grade level
spelling patterns.
Occasionally uses grade level
spelling patterns.
Rarely uses grade level spelling
patterns.
Uses a combination of simple and Uses complete sentences.
compound sentences.
Uses incomplete sentences.
Scoring
Content Score: _______
Conventions Score: _______
Total Score: _______