Grading Rubric for Writing/Spelling – 1st Grade
Assignment: ____________________________________________________________Date:_________________________________
Criteria
Clearly expresses
written ideas
Writes in
complete
sentences
Capitalization
1
4
5
Can understand very
few words in the
sentence(s).
Can understand
some words in the
sentence(s).
Can understand
most words in the
sentence(s).
Ideas are clear and
completely
decipherable.
Writes random
words/letters.
Writes phrases or
incomplete
sentences.
Writes run-on
sentences or begins
with And/But often.
Writes complete,
simple sentences.
Writes complete
sentences with
subject, verb and a
detail or adjective.
No capitals or all
capitals.
Random use of
capital & lower case
letters
Writes one sentence
beginning with a
capital letter.
Consistently begins
sentences with
capital letters.
Uses capital letters
correctly throughout
text including proper
nouns.
No punctuation.
Uses at least one
punctuation mark.
Uses one
punctuation mark
correctly.
Uses various
punctuation marks
correctly.
Not legible.
Poor letter
formation and
spacing.
Fair letter formation
and spacing.
Uses one
punctuation mark
correctly multiple
times.
Good letter
formation and
spacing.
May use drawing
to represent
words/story.
Attempts to use
letters in writing.
Some success in using
consonants to represent
beginning, middle &
ending sounds of words.
Inconsistent.
Consistently uses correct
beginning, middle &
ending sounds to create
words throughout text.
Most words are
conventionally
spelled.
Does not follow
any guidelines
Follows at least
one guideline
Begins to follow
guidelines, but
inconsistent
throughout text
Follows more than one
guideline throughout
text
Consistently
follows ALL
guidelines
throughout text
Neatness
Follows
assignment
guidelines
3
Sentence(s) are not
decipherable.
Punctuation
Spelling
application
2
Excellent letter
formation and
spacing.
Score