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Expository Writing HG Survival Scenario Expository Writing Writing used to explain something or present information. Rubric Code: D9WC4B By Neidhardt Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

Expository Writing Writing used to explain something or present information.
	Advanced Exceeds standards (7-6) (N/A)	Proficient Meets standards (5) (N/A)	Fair Meets standards satisfactorily (4) (N/A)	Poor Does not meet standards (3-1) (N/A)
Ideas and Content Clarity of Purpose and Topic	Advanced Purpose is clear and topic is presented in an engaging or original way	Proficient Purpose and topic are clearly presented	Fair Purpose and topic are introduced but may be vague or incomplete; reader has many questions	Poor Purpose may be missing or unclear; Topic may be brief or difficult to identify
Organization Organization and Development of Main Ideas	Advanced Beginning engages reader, middle deepens and develops topic by identifying important ideas and providing supporting details; conclusion creatively restates main ideas	Proficient Clear beginning, middle and conclusion; important ideas are emphasized and developed with supporting details	Fair Ideas are developed incompletely; middle and/or conclusion may be abrupt or missing; main ideas may not be supported with supporting details	Poor Brief introduction (or only introduction); limited or no development
Audience Awareness/Voice Appropriate for Intended Audience	Advanced Writing provides background information and shows awareness of audience through appropriate language and other strategies (humor, directly addressing audience, interior monologue, etc.)	Proficient Writing may include background information and shows awareness of audience	Fair Writing shows little or inconsistent awareness of reader; language may be inappropriate or too informal	Poor Writing does not show audience awareness
Language/Word Choice Sentence Structure & Vocabulary	Advanced Language is precise and lively; sentences are varied and vocabulary is specific and adds to the effectiveness of the writing	Proficient Language is clear; sentence types are varied; vocabulary is specific	Fair Language is general; sentence types are repeated or mostly simple	Poor Language is general and vague or used incorrectly; sentences may be incomplete or run-on
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Spelling, Grammar, & Punctuation	Advanced Writing shows clear control of writing conventions though there may be a few errors that are “firstdraft” in nature	Proficient Writing shows control of writing conventions; errors do not interfere with meaning	Fair Errors in conventions may interfere with meaning	Poor Errors in conventions interfere with meaning or make writing difficult to understand