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Kentucky Writing Scoring Rubric 
Kentucky Writing Scoring Rubric
Kentucky Department of Education Writing Scoring Rubric http://education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/High+School/English+Language+Arts/Writing/Kentucky+Writing+Scoring+Rubric.htm
Rubric Code: WA8BB5
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Audience]Purpose; Idea Dev[Support
  Organization; unity/coherence; sent

0 pts

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1 pts

2

2 pts

3

3 pts

4

4 pts

Content

Organization; unity/coherence; sent

The writing:
• Lacks purpose

• Lacks awareness of audience

•Lacks idea development; may provide random details
1

The writing:
• Attempts to establish a general purpose; lacks focus

• Indicates limited awareness of audience’s needs

• Demonstrates limited idea development with few details and/or weak support; may attempt to apply some characteristics of the genre
2

The writing:
• Attempts to establish and maintain a narrowed purpose; some lapses in focus

• Indicates some awareness of audience’s needs; makes some attempt to communicate with an audience; may demonstrate some voice and/or tone

• Demonstrates some idea development with details/support; support may be unelaborated, irrelevant and/or repetitious; may apply some characteristics of the genre
3

The writing:
• Establishes and maintains an authentic focused purpose throughout

• Indicates an awareness of audience’s needs; communicates adequately with audience; conveys voice and/or appropriate tone

• Demonstrates depth of idea development with specific, sufficient details/support; applies characteristics of the genre
4

The writing:
• Establishes and maintains an authentic and insightful focused purpose throughout

• Indicates a strong awareness of audience’s needs; communicates effectively with audience; sustains distinctive voice and/or appropriate tone

• Demonstrates reflective, analytical and/or insightful idea development; provides specific, thorough support; skillfully applies characteristics of the genre
Structure

Organization; unity/coherence; sent

The writing:
•Demonstrates random organization

•Lacks transitional elements

•Demonstrates incorrect sentence structure throughout
1

The writing:
• Demonstrates ineffective or weak organization

• Demonstrates limited and/or ineffective transitional elements

• Demonstrates some ineffective or incorrect sentence structure
2

The writing:
• Demonstrates logical organization with lapses in coherence

• Demonstrates some effective transitional elements

• Demonstrates simple sentences; may attempt more complex sentences but lacks control of sentence structure
3

The writing:
• Demonstrates logical, coherent organization

• Demonstrates logical, effective transitional elements throughout

• Demonstrates control and variety in sentence structure
4

The writing:
• Demonstrates careful and/or subtle organization that enhances the purpose

• Demonstrates varied and subtle transitional elements throughout

• Demonstrates control, variety and complexity in sentence structure to enhance meaning
Conventions

Organization; unity/coherence; sent

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1

The writing:
• Demonstrates lack of control in grammar and usage

• Demonstrates incorrect or ineffective word choice

• Demonstrates lack of control in correctness
2

The writing:
• Demonstrates some control of grammar and usage with some errors that do not interfere with communication

• Demonstrates simplistic and/or imprecise word choice

• Demonstrates some control of correctness with some errors that do not interfere with communication
3

The writing:
• Demonstrates control of grammar and usage relative to length and complexity

• Demonstrates acceptable word choice appropriate for audience and purpose

• Demonstrates control of correctness relative to length and complexity
4

The writing:
• Demonstrates control of grammar and usage to enhance meaning

• Demonstrates accurate, rich and/or precise word choice appropriate for audience and purpose

• Demonstrates control of correctness to enhance communication



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  • Designed and Developed at Kentucky Department of Education ( see link above)

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