Holistic Rubric – Grades 3-12 SCORE POINT 6 SCORE POINT 5 SCORE POINT 4 Response is sophisticated and skillful in written Response is excellent and skillful in written Response is appropriate and acceptable in communication, demonstrated by communication, demonstrated by written communication, demonstrated by exceptional clarity, focus, and control in clarity, focus, and control in topic ideas adequately developed with a clear development and organization that often development and organization and coherent presentation of ideas with shows insight. order and structure that can be formulaic. a balanced and thorough explanation of in-depth and/or creative exploration of the the topic using relevant details. relevant details that are sometimes general topic using rich, relevant, and credible details. or limited; organization that is clear, but an inviting beginning and a satisfying sometimes predictable. a strong, perhaps creative, beginning, and a sense of closure. satisfying conclusion. a recognizable beginning and ending, a broad range of carefully chosen words although one or both may be somewhat specifically and carefully chosen words that are crafted into phrases and varied sentences weak. skillfully crafted into phrases and sentences that sound natural. that enhance meaning. effective word choice that is functional and, awareness of the reader and commitment at times, shows interaction between writer intentional and committed interaction between to the audience and topic. and audience. the writer and the reader. effective use of a wide range of effective and/or creative use of a wide range of somewhat varied sentence structure with conventions with few errors. good control of simple constructions a conventions with few errors. accurate, may contain only minor natural sound. insightful with no historical errors. historical errors. control of standard conventions although a makes original and specific connections using makes obvious connections using relevant wide range is not used; errors that do not resources. resources. impede readability. uses background knowledge for all support uses background knowledge consistently. accurate, may contain only minor historical content. includes clear thesis statement in the errors. thesis is prompt-driven and fits seamlessly in opening paragraph. makes connections using some resources. opening paragraph. appropriately relies on a variety of the uses background knowledge relies on a variety of the documents and documents and may use outside sources, thesis statement is clear. includes outside resources, all of which are all of which are cited correctly cited correctly cites multiple documents correctly
Holistic Rubric – Grades 3-12 SCORE POINT 6 Response is sophisticated and skillful in written communication, demonstrated by exceptional clarity, focus, and control in development and organization that often shows insight. in-depth and/or creative exploration of the topic using rich, relevant, and credible details. a strong, perhaps creative, beginning, and a satisfying conclusion. specifically and carefully chosen words that are skillfully crafted into phrases and sentences that enhance meaning. intentional and committed interaction between the writer and the reader. effective and/or creative use of a wide range of conventions with few errors. insightful with no historical errors. makes original and specific connections using resources. uses background knowledge for all support content. thesis is prompt-driven and fits seamlessly in opening paragraph. relies on a variety of the documents and includes outside resources, all of which are cited correctly SCORE POINT 5 Response is excellent and skillful in written communication, demonstrated by clarity, focus, and control in topic development and organization a balanced and thorough explanation of the topic using relevant details. an inviting beginning and a satisfying sense of closure. a broad range of carefully chosen words crafted into phrases and varied sentences that sound natural. awareness of the reader and commitment to the audience and topic. effective use of a wide range of conventions with few errors. accurate, may contain only minor historical errors. makes obvious connections using relevant resources. uses background knowledge consistently. includes clear thesis statement in the opening paragraph. appropriately relies on a variety of the documents and may use outside sources, all of which are cited correctly SCORE POINT 4 Response is appropriate and acceptable in written communication, demonstrated by ideas adequately developed with a clear and coherent presentation of ideas with order and structure that can be formulaic. relevant details that are sometimes general or limited; organization that is clear, but sometimes predictable. a recognizable beginning and ending, although one or both may be somewhat weak. effective word choice that is functional and, at times, shows interaction between writer and audience. somewhat varied sentence structure with good control of simple constructions a natural sound. control of standard conventions although a wide range is not used; errors that do not impede readability. accurate, may contain only minor historical errors. makes connections using some resources. uses background knowledge thesis statement is clear. cites multiple documents correctly
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