iRubric: Writing Scoring Rubric

The writing:
• Lacks purpose

• Lacks awareness of audience

•Lacks idea development; may provide random details

The writing:
• Attempts to establish a general purpose; lacks focus

• Indicates limited awareness of audience’s needs

• Demonstrates limited idea development with few details and/or weak support; may attempt to apply some characteristics of the genre

The writing:
• Attempts to establish and maintain a narrowed purpose; some lapses in focus

• Indicates some awareness of audience’s needs; makes some attempt to communicate with an audience; may demonstrate some voice and/or tone

• Demonstrates some idea development with details/support; support may be unelaborated, irrelevant and/or repetitious; may apply some characteristics of the genre

The writing:
• Establishes and maintains an authentic focused purpose throughout

• Indicates an awareness of audience’s needs; communicates adequately with audience; conveys voice and/or appropriate tone

• Demonstrates depth of idea development with specific, sufficient details/support; applies characteristics of the genre

The writing:
• Establishes and maintains an authentic and insightful focused purpose throughout

• Indicates a strong awareness of audience’s needs; communicates effectively with audience; sustains distinctive voice and/or appropriate tone

• Demonstrates reflective, analytical and/or insightful idea development; provides specific, thorough support; skillfully applies characteristics of the genre

The Writing:

Demonstrates

The writing:
• Demonstrates lack of control in grammar and usage

• Demonstrates incorrect or ineffective word choice

• Demonstrates lack of control in correctness

The writing:
• Demonstrates some control of grammar and usage with some errors that do not interfere with communication

• Demonstrates simplistic and/or imprecise word choice

• Demonstrates some control of correctness with some errors that do not interfere with communication

The writing:
• Demonstrates control of grammar and usage relative to length and complexity

• Demonstrates acceptable word choice appropriate for audience and purpose

• Demonstrates control of correctness relative to length and complexity

The writing:
• Demonstrates control of grammar and usage to enhance meaning

• Demonstrates accurate, rich and/or precise word choice appropriate for audience and purpose

• Demonstrates control of correctness to enhance communication

The writing:

Demonstrates no understanding of format.

The writing:

Demonstrates little understanding of format. Essay adheres to no apparent format; introduction and conclusion are indistinguishable. Paragraphs are unstructured.

The writing:

Demonstrates some understanding of format; introduction and conclusion are weak. Paragraphs are somewhat unclear.

The writing:

Demonstrates a satisfactory understanding of format. Essay adheres to the format with a satisfactory introduction and conclusion. Paragraphs are arranged coherently.

The writing:

Demonstrates a strong understanding of format. Essay fits the five paragraph format with a strong introduction and conclusion. Paragraphs flow in a coherent and logical manner.