iRubric: ELP Writing Rubric

* Multi-paragraph with clear development of ideas, and conclusion. * Ideas are connected both sequentially and logically.
* Appropriate supporting details.

* Paragraphs indicated with some or inconsistent development of ideas.
* Reader can follow what's being said, but overall organization may be ineffective and/or show little attempt at organization.
* Some supporting details.

* May indicate paragraphing.
* Thought pattern can be difficult to follow, ideas not connected, no logical.
* Limited in appropriate details-- insufficient amount of detail or irrelevant information.
* Weak and/ or incoherent.

* Sophisticated sentence structure with complex/ compound sentences used.
* Few, if any, errors in tenses/ voice, subject/ verb agreement, and articles which do not obscure meaning.

* Has some control of basic structures (simple, present/simple past).
* Attempts compound sentences (e.g. with and, or but, so).
* Some complex sentences (e.g. with when, after, before, while, because, if).
* Errors occasionally obscure meaning.

* Weak or no control of grammar at the simplest level.
* Serious and frequent errors that interfere with comprehensibility.

* Writer demonstrates a good grasp of standard writing conventions (e.g. indents, title, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, no fragments, no run-ons, no comma-splices) and uses them effectively to enhance readability.
* Errors tend to be so few and minor that reader can easily skim right over them unless specifically searching for them.

* Errors in writing conventions (e.g. fragments, run-ons, comma-splices) while not overwhelming, begin to impair readability.
* While errors do not block meaning, they tend to be distracting.

* Numerous errors in usage, sentence structure, spelling, or punctuation repeatedly distract the reader and make the text difficult to read.
* The severity and frequency of errors tend to be so overwhelming that reader finds it difficult to focus on the message and must reread for meaning.