iRubric: Grade 4 Informational Writing Rubric

My writing doesn't show any sequence or organization.

My writing has one quarter of the paper in order, but the rest of the paper is out of order. There are only a handful (3-5) of connecting phrases throughout the paper.

My writing shows that I tried to sequence and to organize my writing. I developed the topic with facts, definitions, and castle
details.

My writing shows a clear order and I used linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

My writing shows that I can put my ideas in order to make it easy for the reader to follow and I used linking words and phrases (e.g., also, in addition, but, because, and) to connect my ideas within the paragraphs.

My writing shows that I didn't use capitilization and punctuation. I also didn't correctly spell words that I already know how to read.

My writing shows that I tried to use capitilization and punctuation. I spelled some of the high frequency words correctly.

My writing shows that I mostly used capitilization and punctuation to begin and end sentences. I correctly spelled most of the high frequency words.

My writing shows that I always used capitilization and punctuation to begin and end sentences. I correctly spelled all high frequency of the words.

My writing shows that I exceeded all the expectations for a level 4 and I can use other types of punctuation (e.g., question marks, exclamation marks, commas). Almost all of my words were spelled correctly and used a dictionary to help check my work for the more difficult words.