iRubric: Explanatory/Procedural Writing rubric

There is no introduction. The information lacks details and does not have a is logical sequence. You may have omitted one or more some steps. Few, or no, transitional words are used.

Keep working at it. You left out one or more steps or they may have been out of order. This causes some confusion to the reader.

Your steps are presented clearly and in a logical order. Some transitional words and phrases are used. More details would help clarify the process.

You have introduced your topic and included the necessary materials. The detailed steps are easy to follow. Your use of transitional words helps the audience follow your procedure.

There are no vivid word choices. Some choices do not fit the subject.

Word choices are not vivid words. They do not give the reader a clear picture.

Your words helped to paint a picture and most of the word choices helped to make the writing clear.

You used great words that helped paint a picture. You used clear and exact words.

Few end marks or capital letters. Capital letters used incorrectly. Many spelling errors.

Mistakes using end marks or capitals as well as spelling mistakes make the writing hard to read.

Use of punctuation marks and capitals, as well as spelling, is mostly correct. Few errors exist.

Almost no punctuation or capital letter mistakes. No or very few spelling errors.