Writing Score_______, Language Score______
Informative/Explanatory Text-Based Rubric, Grade ___K___
Focus/
Information
CCSS*:
 W–2
Organization
1
(Below Grade Level)
 Uses drawing and dictating to
compose informative/explanatory
texts.
 Does not tell the topic they are writing
about.
2
(Approaching Grade Level)
 Attempts to use a combination of
drawing, dictating, and writing to
compose informative/explanatory
texts. Missing information provides
confusion.
 Tells the topic they are writing
about but may be unclear.
3
(At Grade Level)
 Uses a combination of drawing,
dictating, and writing to compose
informative/explanatory texts.
4
(Advanced)
 Establishes a well-elaborated
piece of informative/
explanatory text.

 Identifies topic in
introductory sentence.
 Provides some sense of
closure.

 Supplies some information about the
topic.
Names the topic they are writing
about.
CCSS:
 W–2
Support/
Evidence
CCSS:
 W-2
Writing
Score
LanguageConventions
of Grammar
and Usage
CCSS:
 L – 1a
Language –
Conventions
of
Capitalization,
Punctuation,
and
Spelling

CCSS:
L – 2, a-d
 Supplies no information about the
topic.
3 or 4
Attempts to supply some
information but may be unrelated
to topic.
5, 6, 7, 8
9, 10, 11
 Supplies information about
the topic.
12
 Prints few upper and lower case letters
correctly
 Demonstrates little to no proficiency
of proper spacing between words and
word placement on the lines
 Prints some upper and lower case
letters correctly
 Demonstrates some proficiency of
proper spacing between words and
word placement on the lines
 Prints many upper and lower case
letters correctly
 Demonstrates proficiency of proper
spacing between words and word
placement on the lines
 Prints all upper and lower
case letters correctly
 Demonstrates mastery of
proper spacing between all
words and word placement on
the lines
 Capitalizes incorrectly with many
errors
 Does not use end punctuation
 Writes letters with little to no
sound/spelling correspondence of
consonants and short vowels
 Spells few to no simple words
phonetically
 Capitalizes correctly and
consistently with some errors: first
word in a sentence and the pronoun
“I”
 Uses end punctuation incorrectly
 Inconsistently writes letters for
consonant and short-vowel sounds
 Spells some simple words
phonetically
 Capitalizes correctly and consistently
with minor errors: first word in a
sentence and the pronoun “I”
 Uses end punctuation
 Writes letters for most consonant and
short-vowel sounds
 Spells simple words phonetically
 Capitalizes correctly and
consistently with no errors:
first word in a sentence and
the pronoun “I”
 Uses end punctuation
correctly
 Writes correct letters for most
consonants and short vowel
sounds
 Spells simple words
phonetically and some
irregular and/or high
frequency words correctly.
Writing Score_______, Language Score______
1
( Below Grade Level)
Language –
Vocabulary
Acquistion
and Use
CCSS:
L-6
Language
Score
 Uses no to few words and phrases
acquired through conversations,
reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
3 or 4
2
(Approaching Grade Level)
 Uses some words and phrases
acquired through conversations,
reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
5, 6, 7, 8
3
(At Grade Level)
 Uses words and phrases acquired
through conversations, reading and
being read to, and responding to texts.
9, 10, 11
*CCSS – Common Core State Standards alignment (“W” = Writing strand; “L”= Language strand)
4
(Advanced)
 Uses many words and phrases
acquired through
conversations, reading and
being read to, and responding
to texts.
12