Rubric for Expressive/Descriptive Writing



Rubric for Descriptive Writing

| |4- Excellent |3- Very Good |2-Satisfactory |1-Needs Improvement |

|Ideas |*“paints a picture” for |*creates some clear |*sometimes strays from |*poorly focused on the |

| |the reader |images for the reader |the topic |topic |

| |*well-focused on the |*focused on the topic |*ideas are not |*ideas are unclear |

| |topic |*ideas are well-supported|well-developed |*few details are given |

| |*clear ideas are |with some sensory details|*more details are needed | |

| |well-supported with |(sight, smell, taste, | | |

| |interesting and vivid |touch, sound) | | |

| |sensory details (sight, | | | |

| |smell, taste, touch, | | | |

| |sound) | | | |

|Organization |*well-focused on the |*generally focused on the|*somewhat focused on the |*not focused on the topic|

| |topic |topic |topic |*no clear organization |

| |*logical organization |*some lapses in |*poor organization |*no transitions |

| |*excellent transitions |organization |*few transitions |*difficult to impossible |

| |*easy to follow |*some transitions |*difficult to follow |to follow |

| | |*usually easy to follow | | |

|Word Choice |*precise, vivid and |*fairly precise, |*vague, mundane word |*very limited word |

| |interesting word choices |interesting and somewhat |choices |choices |

| |*wide variety of word |varied word choices |*wording is sometimes |*wording is bland and not|

| |choices |*wording could be more |repetitive |descriptive |

| | |specific |*more descriptive words | |

| | | |are needed | |

|Sentence Fluency |*uses complete sentences |*uses complete sentences |*occasional sentence |*frequent use of sentence|

| |*varying sentence |*generally simple |fragment or run-on |fragments or run-on |

| |structure and lengths |sentence structures |sentences |sentences |

| | | |*simple sentence |*sentences are difficult |

| | | |structure is used |to understand |

| | | |repeatedly | |

|Conventions |*proper grammar, usage |*few errors of grammar |*errors in grammar, usage|*frequent errors in |

| |*correct spelling |and usage |and spelling sometimes |grammar, usage, spelling,|

| |*correct punctuation |*mostly correct spelling,|make understanding |capitalization and |

| |*correct capitalization |punctuation |difficult |punctuation |

| | |and capitalization |*some errors in |make understanding |

| | | |punctuation and |difficult or impossible |

| | | |capitalization | |

|Voice |*voice is fitting for the|*voice is fairly clear |*voice rarely comes |*voice is weak or |

| |topic and engaging |and seems to fit the |through |inappropriate |

| |*well-suited for audience|topic |*not always suited for |*no sense of audience and|

| |and purpose |*suited for audience and |audience and purpose |purpose |

| | |purpose | | |

|Presentation |*text is very easy to |*text is quite easy to |*text is not easy to |*text is difficult to |

| |read (font/writing, |read (font/writing, |read (font/writing, |read (font/writing, |

| |spacing, color) *format |spacing, color) *format |spacing, color) *format |spacing, color) *format |

| |is visually appealing |is appealing |is disorganized or |is not organized or |

| |(neat organized, etc.) |*presentation is somewhat|inappropriate |appropriate *presentation|

| |*presentation is creative|creative and original in |*presentation is not |lacks creativity and |

| |and original in design |design |creative or original in |originality |

| | | |design | |

Rubric for Descriptive Writing

| |4- Excellent |3- Very Good |2-Satisfactory |1-Needs Improvement |

|Ideas |*“paints a picture” for |*creates some clear |*sometimes strays from |*poorly focused on the |

| |the reader |images for the reader |the topic |topic |

| |*well-focused on the |*focused on the topic |*ideas are not |*ideas are unclear |

| |topic |*ideas are well-supported|well-developed |*few details are given |

| |*clear ideas are |with some sensory details|*more details are needed | |

| |well-supported with |(sight, smell, taste, | | |

| |interesting and vivid |touch, sound) | | |

| |sensory details (sight, | | | |

| |smell, taste, touch, | | | |

| |sound) | | | |

|Organization |*well-focused on the |*generally focused on the|*somewhat focused on the |*not focused on the topic|

| |topic |topic |topic |*no clear organization |

| |*logical organization |*some lapses in |*poor organization |*no transitions |

| |*excellent transitions |organization |*few transitions |*difficult to impossible |

| |*easy to follow |*some transitions |*difficult to follow |to follow |

| | |*usually easy to follow | | |

|Word Choice |*precise, vivid and |*fairly precise, |*vague, mundane word |*very limited word |

| |interesting word choices |interesting and somewhat |choices |choices |

| |*wide variety of word |varied word choices |*wording is sometimes |*wording is bland and not|

| |choices |*wording could be more |repetitive |descriptive |

| | |specific |*more descriptive words | |

| | | |are needed | |

|Sentence Fluency |*uses complete sentences |*uses complete sentences |*occasional sentence |*frequent use of sentence|

| |*varying sentence |*generally simple |fragment or run-on |fragments or run-on |

| |structure and lengths |sentence structures |sentences |sentences |

| | | |*simple sentence |*sentences are difficult |

| | | |structure is used |to understand |

| | | |repeatedly | |

|Conventions |*proper grammar, usage |*few errors of grammar |*errors in grammar, usage|*frequent errors in |

| |*correct spelling |and usage |and spelling sometimes |grammar, usage, spelling,|

| |*correct punctuation |*mostly correct spelling,|make understanding |capitalization and |

| |*correct capitalization |punctuation |difficult |punctuation |

| | |and capitalization |*some errors in |make understanding |

| | | |punctuation and |difficult or impossible |

| | | |capitalization | |

|Voice |*voice is fitting for the|*voice is fairly clear |*voice rarely comes |*voice is weak or |

| |topic and engaging |and seems to fit the |through |inappropriate |

| |*well-suited for audience|topic |*not always suited for |*no sense of audience and|

| |and purpose |*suited for audience and |audience and purpose |purpose |

| | |purpose | | |

|Presentation |*text is very easy to |*text is quite easy to |*text is not easy to |*text is difficult to |

| |read (font/writing, |read (font/writing, |read (font/writing, |read (font/writing, |

| |spacing, color) *format |spacing, color) *format |spacing, color) *format |spacing, color) *format |

| |is visually appealing |is appealing |is disorganized or |is not organized or |

| |(neat organized, etc.) |*presentation is somewhat|inappropriate |appropriate *presentation|

| |*presentation is creative|creative and original in |*presentation is not |lacks creativity and |

| |and original in design |design |creative or original in |originality |

| | | |design | |

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