OCTOBER SKY FINAL ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
4
Details
Factual
Information
Grammar
3
2
1 or 0
Writer shares ample
Writer has a few holes Writer has many holes in
Writer has insufficient
(enough) information to re- in the re-telling but is the re-telling. The storyline
information to re-tell the
tell the story. There are no
easy to follow.
is difficult to follow.
story. There are holes
gaps. Re-telling is logical.
throughout. Isn't logical in retelling.
Re-telling is accurate.
Retelling has 1-2
inaccurate pieces of
information.
Several pieces of
information are incorrect.
Writer makes 0-1 errors in
Writer makes 2-3
Writer makes 4-5 errors in
grammar that distract the errors in grammar that grammar that distract the
reader from the content
distract the reader
reader from the content
from the content
Many pieces of incorrect
information exist.
Writer makes 6 or more
errors in grammar that
distract the reader from the
content
Spelling
Writer makes 0-1 spelling
errors
Writer makes 2-3
spelling errors
Writer makes 4-5 spelling
errors
Writer makes 6 or more
spelling errors
Punctuation and
Capitalization
Writer makes 0-1
punctuation and
capitalization errors that
distract the reader from
the content
Writer makes 2-3
punctuation and
capitalization errors
that distract the
reader from the
content
Writer makes 4-5
punctuation and
capitalization errors that
distract the reader from the
content
Writer makes 6 or more
punctuation and
capitalization errors that
distract the reader from the
content
Word Choice
Writer uses grade-level
wording (or above).
Avoids the use of "get,
got, a lot, so." Is evident a
thesaurus was used
Illustrations
TOTAL POINTS:
Word choice could be
Word choice could be much
Writer uses slang often
slightly stronger. Words
stronger. Some are below
and/or uses below grade
such as "get, got, a lot,
grade-level. There is slang
level vocabulary. A
and so" are in the essay present which takes away from thesaurus should have been
but don't take away from
essay's flow. A thesaurus
used. Word choice takes
the essay's flow. Some
could have been used (more
away from flow of the essay
words could have been
often)
replaced with a
thesaurus
Required number of
illustrations are
present
/27
Missing some illustrations
No illustrations are present
TEACHER COMMENTS