Informational or Explanatory Text-Based Writing Rubric Grade 4 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 uses credible sources* uses credible sources* inconsistently uses credible sources* attempts to use 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 using facts, inconsistently develops the topic develops the topic using facts, skillfully develops the topic using facts, definitions, concrete details, using facts, definitions, concrete definitions, concrete details, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and details, quotations, or other quotations, or other information and quotations, or other information and examples that are relevant and information and examples that are examples that are irrelevant and/or examples that are relevant and sufficient relevant and sufficient insufficient Development sufficient demonstrates adequate use of writing demonstrates limited use of demonstrates inadequate use of demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if writing process (using technology if technology if applicable) ∆ process (using technology if applicable) ∆ applicable) ∆ applicable) ∆ The writing The writing The writing The writing – – – – effectively introduces the topic introduces the topic clearly introduces the topic identifies the topic groups related information in groups related information in has a progression of ideas that may has little or no evidence of purposeful paragraphs and sections in a manner paragraphs and sections lack cohesion (i.e., list-like, rambling, organization that supports the writing task or repetitive) links ideas within categories of information using words and/or effectively links ideas within categories inconsistently links ideas within of information using words and/or phrases categories of information using words phrases and/or phrases provides a concluding statement or Organization provides an effective concluding section related to the information or provides a sense of closure statement or section related to the explanation presented information or explanation presented
Informational or Explanatory Text-Based Writing Rubric Grade 4 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 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 use credible sources* Development The writing – addresses all aspects of the writing task with a tightly focused and detailed response skillfully develops the topic using facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples that are relevant and sufficient demonstrates effective use of writing process (using technology if applicable) ∆ The writing – addresses the writing task with a focused response develops the topic using facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples that are relevant and sufficient 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 facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples that are relevant and sufficient demonstrates limited use of 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) ∆ Organization The writing – effectively introduces the topic groups related information in paragraphs and sections in a manner that supports the writing task effectively links ideas within categories of information using words and/or phrases provides an effective concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented The writing – introduces the topic clearly groups related information in paragraphs and sections links ideas within categories of information using words and/or phrases provides a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented The writing – introduces the topic has a progression of ideas that may lack cohesion (i.e., list-like, rambling, or repetitive) inconsistently links ideas within categories of information using words and/or phrases provides a sense of closure The writing – identifies the topic has little or no evidence of purposeful organization
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