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iRubric: Informational Writing rubric

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Informational Writing Informational Writing ELA4R1 - Information Texts: reads and comprehends in order to develop understanding and expertise and produces evidence of reading. ELA4W2 - demonstrates competency in a variety of genres; informational Rubric Code: M88BXB By kmccrear Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Informational Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Meaning and Development	Poor My writing doesn't show that I understand the topic because I didn't give any meaningful facts.	Fair My writing shows that I have some understanding of the topic but I used opinions.	Good My writing shows that I have understanding of the topic but some facts are incorrect.	Excellent I have written clearly on the topic because my writing includes facts and details about the topic. It shows that I fully understand the topic.
Organization	Poor My writing doesn't show any organization.	Fair My writing shows that I tried to organize but is missing one of the elements - topic sentence or closing sentence.	Good My writing is organized but has little supporting information.	Excellent I have a clear topic sentence, body with many supporting details, and a closing sentence. My writing is interesting.
Language	Poor The writing is not in my own words. It has been copied from other sources.	Fair The writing is partly in my own words, but parts of it have been copied from other sources.	Good The writing is in my own words, but my sentence structure is simple and not interesting.	Excellent The writing is in my own words, and I have used complex and interesting sentences.
Mechanics	Poor There are many mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling.	Fair There are several errors in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling. The errors make my paper hard to read.	Good There are a few errors in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling. The errors do not make my paper hard to read.	Excellent There are no errors in capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling.
Presentation	Poor My paper is messy and hard to read.	Fair My handwriting is neat, but the paper has tears or stains.	Good My handwriting is hard to read, but the paper does not have tears or stains.	Excellent Handwriting is neat, and the paper is without tears or stains.