- Username
- Password
forgot?

iRubric: Expository writing rubric

(draft) edit print share Copy to my rubrics Bookmark test run assess... delete Do more...
Expository writing Writer's Craft Rubric Code: B2BX8C By CheriMcFarland Draft Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Expository Writing
	Keep Trying! 1 pts	Good Effort! 2 pts	You've Got The Hang Of It! 3 pts	You Are On Your Way 4 pts
Title	Keep Trying! The student did not include a title for their writing.	Good Effort! The title was not appropriate for the story. The title was not written using capital letters.	You've Got The Hang Of It! The title was not appropriate or the student did not use capital letters.	You Are On Your Way The title was appropriate for the story. It was capitalized and placed at the top of the story.
Paragraph form	Keep Trying! The student did not indent and use proper paragraph form.	Good Effort! The student did use one indentation but no paragraph form.	You've Got The Hang Of It! Two indentations and two paragraph formations.	You Are On Your Way The paragraphs were indented and the student used good paragraph formation.
Sentence structure	Keep Trying! The student used poor sentence structure.	Good Effort! The student used a few good sentences in their paragraph.	You've Got The Hang Of It! The student used good sentences throughout most of the paragraph.	You Are On Your Way All sentences were structured correctly. The student used some simple and some compound sentences.
Main idea/topic sentence	Keep Trying! The student did not have a topic sentence or main idea in the paragraph.	Good Effort! The student had a main idea or topic sentence stated but the some details did not support the topic.	You've Got The Hang Of It! The student used a good topic sentence and most sentences supported the main idea.	You Are On Your Way The student used a good topic sentence and all sentences supported the main idea.
Capitalization and punctuation	Keep Trying! The student did not use any capitalization or punctuation skills.	Good Effort! The student used capitalization for some sentences and a few proper nouns. Some proper nouns were capitalized.	You've Got The Hang Of It! The student used correct capitalization and punctuation for most of the paragraph.	You Are On Your Way The student used good capitalization and punctuation skills throughout the paragraph.