Language Arts
SPELLING/VOCABULARY SENTENCES RUBRIC
Directions: Use your designated spelling/vocabulary words in sentences that meet this
rubric.
Criteria
Ideas/Voice
25 pts.
Fluency
25 pts.
Word Choice
25 pts.
Conventions
20 pts.
Presentation
5 pts.
Exceeds
90-100%
Meets Well
80-89%
Every sentence
connects to you or
to text and includes
details to make it
interesting.
Most sentences
connect to you or
to text and include
some details.
More than half of
the sentences
connect to you or
have interesting
details.
All sentence
beginnings and
structure vary for
all sentences;
advanced sentence
structure is used
on every sentence.
Most sentence
beginnings and
structure vary;
advanced
sentence structure
is used on many
sentences.
Spelling/vocabulary
words are used in
proper context for
meaning and parts
of speech.
Most
spelling/vocabulary
words are used in
proper context for
meaning and parts
of speech.
Most words are
spelled correctly
and most
sentences are
punctuated
correctly.
More than half of
the sentence
beginnings and
structure vary;
advanced
sentence structure
is used on at least
half of the
sentences.
More than half the
spelling/vocabulary
words are used in
proper context for
meaning and parts
of speech..
More than half of l
words are spelled
correctly and more
than half of
sentences are
punctuated
correctly.
Legible, but
messy, words not
underlined.
All words are
spelled correctly
and all sentences
are punctuated
correctly.
Writing is legible.
Spelling/vocabulary
words are
underlined.
Legible, words not
underlined.
Just Meets
70-79%
Fix After
School
Most sentences
are generic,
lacking
connections and
details or are
missing.
Most sentences
sound the same
or are missing.
Most sentences
use words
incorrectly.
Many more
misspelled
words and
punctuation
errors.
Illegible.
Vocabulary/Word Study Content Standards
 Use a variety of strategies and resources to learn the meaning of unknown words
(glossary, dictionary, etc.)
 Make personal connections to new vocabulary words.
 Use word meanings and relationships like synonyms, antonyms, homonyms/homophones,
shades of meaning, and analogies to understand word usage.
 Use precise vocabulary – the right word.
Zasloff 2005