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Writing Conventions Rubric Code: B6ABA9 By msurbevski Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Spelling	Poor Spelling errors get in the way of understanding the content.	Fair Spelling errors are frequent and repeated.	Good Most words are spelled correctly.	Excellent Little or no errors in spelling.
Subject / Verb Agreement and Tense	Poor Subject / verb agreement and verb tense errors make it difficult to understand the content.	Fair Frequent errors in subject /verb agreement or with verb tense.	Good Some errors with subject / verb agreement or with verb tense.	Excellent Little or no erros with subject / verb agreement or tense.
Capitalization	Poor Majority of words that need to be capitalized are not.	Fair Frequent errors with capitalization rules.	Good Some errors wtih capitalization rules.	Excellent Little or no errors with capitalization rules.
Punctuation	Poor Majority of sentences are not punctuated correctly making it difficult to understand content.	Fair Frequent errors in punctuation. Few ending marks or ending marks used incorrectly.	Good Some errors with punctuation. Punctuation is mostly correct.	Excellent Little or no errors with punctuation. Uses ending mark at the end of the sentence correctly. Uses basic comma and apostrophe rules correctly.
Sentence Structure	Poor The majority of sentences do not make sense. There are many run ons or fragments which make the content difficult to understand.	Fair Sentence structure is very simple and montonous. Sentences make sense but are structured the same and repetitive.	Good Some sentences attempt to vary their structure with different types of sentence beginnings or complex sentence structures.	Excellent Many varied sentence structures ( beginnings and complex sentences). The writing has an easy flow.
Vocabulary	Poor Words are nonspecific and used incorrectly. Language is lifeless and repetitive.	Fair Words and phrases are simplistic and functional.	Good Words used are accurate and clear. Shows a good grasp of vocabulary and verb choice.	Excellent Words are powerful , engaging, lively, and striking. The piece has many examples of strong verbs and advanced vocabulary.