iRubric: Fifth Grade Writing Rubric

No clear organization. Ideas do not flow together. Topics do not fit together at all.

One or two transitions. Details do not fit together.

Clear, easy to read.
Beginning, middle and end.
Transitions are present.
Developed experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Has details but no clear main idea.

A variety of transitions. Clear beginning, middle and end. Strong main idea and supporting details.
Developed experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences effectively.

No clear theme is present in the story.

Theme represented in the story, but is difficult to determine.

Theme is represented in the story using details from in the text, including characters respondse to challenges or reflection upon a topic.

Theme is clearly represented in the story using details from in the text, including characters respondse to challenges or reflection upon a topic.

Consistent errors that make the writing difficult or almost impossible to read.

Frequent grammar errors with use of the perfect verb tenses, verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions, and use of correlative conjunctions Errors are so frequent that it is difficult to read the writing.

Limited grammar errors with use of the perfect verb tenses, verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions, and use of correlative conjunctions. Mistakes do not make it difficult to read.

Grammar errors are few or not present. Students use use of the perfect verb tenses, verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions, and use of correlative conjunctions effectively.