6th rubric friendly letter - Troy City Schools

FRIENDLY LETTER WRITING RUBRIC

Sixth Grade

Rubric for Friendly Letter ? 3rd Quarter

Holistic Score - 4 points

4 ? Effective

*Superior work that goes beyond satisfactory

work.

An excellent

*Effectively states point of view or main

composition with all idea.

or most of the

* Strong evidence of writer's voice.

following

*Thorough treatment of main idea.

characteristics.

Content Score - 4 points *Prompt is addressed. *Topic is clearly defined. *Details support topic. * Details, facts, and precise vocabulary are included. * Word choice is grade level appropriate or beyond to subject, purpose, and audience.

3 ? Adequate

An adequate composition with all

or most of the following

characteristics.

2 ? Partial

A minimal composition with all

or most of the following

characteristics.

*Acceptable work with some areas in need of improvement. *Addresses main idea or prompt. *Meets basic requirements for satisfactory work.

*Prompt is somewhat addressed. *Topic is not as well-developed *Supporting details not as well-developed. *Some details and facts are included *Some precise vocabulary is included

*Marginally acceptable work. *Partial understanding of the writing process. * Errors may make it difficult to understand.

*Prompt is not addressed. *Topic and supporting sentences are weak. *There are little details and facts included. * Limited and predictable vocabulary.

1 ? Minimal

An inadequate composition with all

or most of the following

characteristics.

*Work has problems or patterns of errors in nearly every domain. *Minimal grasp of writing process.

*Prompt is not addressed. *Only slightly related to the topic. *No details or facts listed. * Limited, inappropriate, or confusing vocabulary. *Insufficient content. * Inadequate development of ideas.

Organization Score - 4 pts *Includes all parts of a formal letter. *At least three complete paragraphs with topic sentence.

*Information is arranged in a logical manner (does it make sense?). *Abundant transitional words/phrases to highlight links between ideas, sentences. * There is a clear beginning, middle, and end. *Includes all parts of a formal letter. *At least three paragraphs with topic sentence and adequate supports. *Shows some sense of organization. *Logical beginning, middle and end with some lapses. *There is some attempt to use transitional words/phrases. *Includes some parts of a formal letter. *At least two paragraphs of mostly complete thoughts and topic sentences with some supporting details. *Some supporting details but

meaning could be clearer *Attempts beginning, middle, and end *Needs further development. *Minimal overall organization. * Similar ideas are not grouped together. *Paragraphs lack transition. *Does not include parts of a formal letter. * Sentences but no paragraph form. *No sense of organization or logical flow to the ideas presented. *Very few details. *Meaning unclear. *Poorly defined beginning, middle, or end.

Conventions Score - 4 pts *Variety of sentence length and style. * Proper use of indentation and margins. *Few, if any, errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

*Complete sentences, but little variety of length and style. * Minor errors in the use of indentations and margins. *Some errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

*Some run-on and fragmented sentences. *Serious errors in use of indentation and margins. *Errors in spelling usage, capitalization, and punctuation interfere with communication. * Little variety in sentence patterns and lengths.

*Several run-on and fragmented sentences. *No margins and indentation. *Serious errors in mechanics and impede reader's understanding. *Commonly used words misspelled.

The majority of items in each box need to be met to earn that score. Student does not have to meet every bulleted item in the box.

Rev. 9/08

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