3rdGradeWritingRubric‐(Informative/Explanatory)
Scoring
Elements
Focus/Information
W.3.2a,b
W.3.4
Organization
W.3.2a,c,d
W.3.4
Support/Evidence
RIT.3.1
Language
L.3.1
L.3.2
NotYet
1
ApproachesExpectations
1.5
MeetsExpectations
2
• Respondstosomeornopartsof
theprompt
• Demonstrateslittletono
understandingoftopic/text
• Respondstomostpartsofthe
prompt
• Demonstrateslimited
understandingoftopic/text
• Organizeswithnoevidenceof
paragraphstructure
• Doesnotgrouprelated
informationtogether
• Usesnolinkingwords
• Organizesideasandinformation
inanincompleteparagraph
structure(e.g.,missing
conclusion)
 Groupingofideaslackscohesion
• Usessomelinkingwordsto
connectideasbutsimplistically
orineffectively
• Doesnotuserelevantor
sufficienttextsupportfromthe
resourcewithaccuracy.
• Usesfewtonofacts,definitions
ordetails
• Usesmostlyrelevanttext
supportbutmaylacksufficient
details
• Developstopicwithlimited
facts,definitionsanddetails
• Useslittletonocorrectsentence
structure
• Demonstrateslimited
understandingofgrade‐level
• appropriateconventions,and
errorsinterferewiththe
meaning
• Usesnoacademicordomain
specificvocabulary
• Usessomecorrectbutrepetitive
sentencestructures
• Demonstratessomegrade‐level
appropriateconventions,but
errorsmayobscuremeaning
• Useslimitedacademicand/or
domain‐specificvocabularyfor
theaudienceandpurpose
Advanced
2.5
3
• Respondstoallpartsofthe
prompt
• Demonstratesanunderstanding
oftopic/text
• Respondsskillfullytoallparts
oftheprompt
• Demonstratesaninsightful
understandingoftopic/text
• Organizesideasand
informationusingacleartopic
sentence,details,explanation,
andconcludingsentence
• Groupsrelatedinformation
together
• Useslinkingwordsandphrases
toconnectreasonstoopinion
• Organizesideasandinformation
intological,coherent
paragraphsthatarecleartothe
reader
• Skillfullygroupsandstructures
relatedinformationin
paragraphsandsections.
• Useslinkingwordsandphrases
skillfullytoconnectideaswithin
categories
• Skillfullyusesrelevanttext
supportfromresourcewith
accuracy.
• Developstopicwithfacts,
definitions,concretedetails,
quotesandother
information
• Usespurposefulandvaried
sentencestructures
• Demonstratescreativityand
flexibilitywhenusing
conventions(grammar,
punctuation,capitalization,and
spelling)toenhancemeaning
• Usespreciseandsophisticated
academicanddomain‐specific
vocabularyappropriateforthe
audienceandpurpose
3.5
• Usesrelevantandsufficienttext
supportfromreadingwith
accuracy.
• Developstopicwithfacts,
definitionsanddetails
• Usescorrectandvaried
sentencestructures
• Demonstratesgrade‐level
appropriateconventions;
errorsareminoranddonot
obscuremeaning
• Usesacademicanddomain
specificvocabulary
appropriatefortheaudience
andpurpose
4
CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.CCRA.W.2
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineandconveycomplexideasandinformationclearlyandaccurately
throughtheeffectiveselection,organization,andanalysisofcontent.
AdaptedfromElkGroveSchoolDistrict
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