iRubric: Rubric for Elementary Paragraph Writing

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Rubric for Elementary Paragraph Writing Rubric for Elementary Paragraph Writing Assessment for Special Education Writing Rubric Code: VC428W By colfleshd Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Writing Assessment
	EXCELLENT 3 pts	GOOD 2 pts	ALMOST 1 pts
Prewriting	EXCELLENT Uses prewriting strategies independently to plan and organize ideas (talk, questioning, sharing of ideas or graphic organizers)	GOOD Uses prewriting strategies with minimal assistance to plan and organize ideas (talk, questioning, sharing of ideas or graphic organizers)	ALMOST Uses prewriting strategies with extensive support to plan and organize ideas (talk, questioning, sharing of ideas or graphic organizers)
Opening	EXCELLENT Writing includes an opening that moves smoothly into the body of the writing and grabs the audience's attention	GOOD Writing includes an opening that moves smoothly into the body of the writing and somewhat grabs the audience's attention.	ALMOST Writing includes an opening phrase or sentence (Did you know the sun is a huge ball of fire?)
Organization	EXCELLENT Ideas are logically ordered and clustered into groups and use more complex transition words.	GOOD Ideas are logically ordered and clustered into groups	ALMOST Writing is in logical sequential order.
Complete Thought	EXCELLENT Writes complete sentences all of the time using more compound and complex sentence structures some of the time.	GOOD Writes complete sentences most of the time with one or two compound or complex sentence structures.	ALMOST Writes some complete sentences.
Rereads	EXCELLENT Rereads to clarify message by adding or deleting information.	GOOD Rereads to clarify message by adding or deleting information with minimal assistance.	ALMOST Rereads message.
Revise	EXCELLENT Revises word choices by substituting richer vocabulary to create mind pictures	GOOD Revises word choices by substituting richer vocabulary to create mind pictures with minimal assistance (e.g. muscular verbs, adjectives, adverbs, dialogue).	ALMOST Revises word choices by substituting repetitive vocabulary.
Closing	EXCELLENT Writing includes a sense of closure that is interesting and ties the story together.	GOOD Writing includes a sense of closure that begins to tie the story together with some understanding.	ALMOST Writing includes a sense of closure. (It was fun! I had a great time at the zoo.)