Informational or Explanatory Text-Based Writing Rubric Grades 11–12 Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – makes effective use of available makes adequate use of available makes limited use of available makes inadequate use of available resources resources resources resources effectively uses relevant and sufficient uses relevant and sufficient text inconsistently uses relevant and fails to use relevant and sufficient text text support from the resources with support from the resources with sufficient text support from the support from the resources with Reading/ Research accuracy accuracy resources with accuracy accuracy effectively uses credible sources* uses credible sources* inconsistently uses credible sources* attempts to cite credible sources* The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – addresses all aspects of the writing addresses the writing task with a addresses the writing task with an attempts to address the writing task task with a tightly focused and detailed focused response inconsistent focus but lacks focus response develops the topic thoroughly using inconsistently develops the topic develops the topic using facts, develops the topic skillfully and the most significant and relevant using the most significant and definitions, concrete details, thoroughly using the most significant facts, extended definitions, concrete relevant facts, extended definitions, quotations, or other information and and relevant facts, extended details, quotations, or other concrete details, quotations, or other examples that are irrelevant and/or definitions, concrete details, information and examples appropriate information and examples appropriate insufficient quotations, or other information and to the of the to the of the demonstrates inadequate use of audience’s knowledge audience’s knowledge Development examples appropriate to the topic topic writing process (using technology if of the topic audience’s knowledge demonstrates adequate use of writing demonstrates limited use of writing applicable) ∆ demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if process (using technology if process (using technology if applicable) ∆ applicable) ∆ applicable) ∆
Informational or Explanatory Text-Based Writing Rubric Grades 11–12 Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1 Reading/ Research The writing – makes effective use of available resources effectively uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy effectively uses credible sources* The writing – makes adequate use of available resources uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy uses credible sources* The writing – makes limited use of available resources inconsistently uses relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy inconsistently uses credible sources* The writing – makes inadequate use of available resources fails to use relevant and sufficient text support from the resources with accuracy attempts to cite credible sources* Development The writing – addresses all aspects of the writing task with a tightly focused and detailed response develops the topic skillfully and thoroughly using the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – addresses the writing task with a focused response develops the topic thoroughly using the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic demonstrates adequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – addresses the writing task with an inconsistent focus inconsistently develops the topic using the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic demonstrates limited use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – attempts to address the writing task but lacks focus develops the topic using facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples that are irrelevant and/or insufficient demonstrates inadequate use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆