Generic rubric template based on the Year 6 English Achievement Standards
Curriculum
Levels
A
Excellent
1
Advanced
B
Good
2
Proficient
C
Satisfactory
3
Functional
D
Partial
4
Developing
E
Minimal
5
Beginning
Understand how the use of text
structures can achieve particular
effects
Insightful and
sophisticated
understanding
Perceptive
understanding
Thoughtful
understanding
Partial understanding
Limited understanding
Analyse and explain how
language features, images and
vocabulary are used by different
authors to represent ideas,
characters and events
Insightful and
sophisticated analysis
and explanation
Perceptive analysis and
explanation
Thoughtful analysis and
explanation
Some analysis and
explanation
Little analysis and
explanation
Compare and analyse information
in different texts, explaining literal
and implied meaning
Extensive analysis and
highly effective
explanation
Detailed analysis and
mostly effective
explanation
Satisfactory analysis
and reasonably
effective explanation
Some analysis and
partially effective
explanation
Little analysis and
minimally effective
explanation
Select and use evidence from a
text to explain their response to it
Highly relevant and
discerning selection
with extensive use of
evidence
Mostly relevant
selection with thorough
use of evidence
Generally relevant
selection with
satisfactory use of
evidence
Basic selection with
some use of evidence
Selection and use with
direction
Listen to discussions, clarifying
content and challenging others’
ideas
Highly effective and
consistent listening and
discerning responding
Mostly effective
listening and pertinent
responding
Generally effective
listening and thoughtful
responding
Spasmodic listening
and superficial
responding
Cursory listening and
little responding
Understand how language
features and language patterns
can be used for emphasis
Extensive and in-depth
understanding
Thorough
understanding
Satisfactory
understanding
Partial understanding
Minimal understanding
Show how specific details can be
used to support a point of view
Comprehensive and
insightful demonstration
Detailed demonstration
Adequate
demonstration
Superficial
demonstration
With direction
Explain how their choices of
language features and images are
used
Comprehensively
justified choices
Well justified choices
Adequate justification of
choices
Partially justified
choices
Little justification of
choices
Criteria
(Assessable Elements)
Receptive:
Listening
Reading
Viewing
Productive:
Speaking
Writing
Creating
Generic rubric template based on the Year 6 English Achievement Standards
Create detailed texts elaborating
on key ideas for a range of
purposes and audiences
Highly detailed and
sophisticated texts
created for a diverse
range of purposes and
audiences
Detailed texts created
for a wide range of
purposes and
audiences
Moderately detailed
texts created for an
adequate range of
purposes and
audiences
Partially detailed texts
created for a restricted
range of purposes and
audiences
Texts with little detail for
a limited range of
purposes and
audiences
Make presentations and
contribute actively to class and
group discussions, using a variety
of strategies for effect
Highly effective
presentations and
consistently active
contributions using an
diverse range of
strategies
Mostly effective
presentations and
mostly active
contributions using a
wide range of strategies
Generally effective
presentations and fairly
active contributions
using a satisfactory
range of strategies
Partially effective
presentations and some
contributions using a
restricted range of
strategies
Elementary
presentations and little
active contribution
using a limited range of
strategies
Demonstrate understanding of
grammar
Comprehensive
understanding of
grammar
Thorough
understanding of
grammar
Satisfactory
understanding of
grammar
Basic understanding of
grammar
Limited understanding
of grammar
Make considered choices from an
expanding vocabulary
Insightful and
discerning choices
Perceptive choices
Thoughtful choices
Some thought for
choices
Little thought for
choices
Use accurate spelling and
punctuation for clarity
Highly accurate spelling
and punctuation
Mostly accurate spelling
and punctuation
Generally accurate
spelling and
punctuation
Partially accurate
spelling and
punctuation
Little accuracy in
spelling and
punctuation
Make and explain editorial
choices
Insightful and
discerning choices and
highly logical
explanation
Perceptive choices and
mostly logical
explanation
Thoughtful choices and
reasonably logical
explanation
Some thought for
choices and disjointed
explanation
Little thought for
choices and vague
explanation
Last Updated 21/7/2015