More Writing Rubrics

Because there are a variety of writing tasks, we have developed more writing rubrics to assist you in evaluating and grading written assignments.

Basic Rubric for Written Assignments

This writing rubric is useful for grading essays and other written assignments that have a stated purpose. Ten different criteria are listed on the rubric:

• 6 criteria to evaluate content and writing effectiveness
  
• 3 criteria to evaluate mechanics
  
• 1 criteria related to student's responsibility for completing assignments on time with minimal reminders

6 +1 Traits Writing Rubric

Here is a writing rubric you can use to score your student's writing using the 6+1 Traits. The 6 +1 Traits writing assesses each written piece for seven essential qualities of good writing. These seven traits include:

• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Word choice
• Sentence fluency
• Conventions
• Presentation

Research Paper Evaluation

This homeschool writing rubric is similar to the one above with the following exceptions:

• It lists ten different criteria for content which will comprise 66.67% of the total grade for the paper.
  
• It lists five other criteria for content which comprises 33.33% of the grade.
  
• You grade each criteria on a scale of six to ten points without the written description. See the discussion below regarding assigning points.
  
• There is room for your written feedback.

• 8 Points (C Grade for that criteria) The student showed a minimal (passing) understanding of the criteria and attempt to use it. There is room for improvement.
  
• 9 Points (B Grade for that criteria) The paper reflects a solid grasp of that criteria.
  
• 10 Points (A Grade for that criteria) You can point to several specific examples of the student excelling for this criteria.
  
• 7 Points (D Grade for that criteria) The paper is below the expected level for that criteria.
  
• 6 Points (F Grade for that criteria) The student fails to produce acceptable writing or comply with the assignment goals.

• 10 points - Less than one error per page. If a student has a six page report, and has five or less spelling errors, that is an A. On a three page report, he or she would need to have two or less errors.
  
• 9 points - Between one and two errors per page. For the six page paper, that would be between 6 and 11 errors for the entire report.
  
• 8 points - Two or more errors, but less than three errors per page.
  
• 7 points - Three or more errors per page, but less than four errors per page.
  
• 6 points - Four or more errors per page.

Individualized Research Criteria

It is difficult to develop a rubric to meet the needs of all students, for all writing assignments, for all the years of homeschooling. We would have to develop more writing rubrics every few weeks. However, the basic principles described above can be modified to match the needs of your students.

You can choose either the ten criteria or fifteen criteria rubric and individualize it to meet your needs. With this form, you will be able to develop more writing rubrics as your needs change.

Using Writing Rubrics to Evaluate Writing

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