Writing Rubric for Manual Academy

Below is the writing rubric that all teachers will use to grade various writing assignments. Soon all teachers will explain this rubric to you and how it will be utilized to improve your writing skills.

Manual School-Wide Writing Rubric

Focus

State, Maintain, and Summarize

Support/Elaboration

Give and Explain Examples

Organization

Plan, Paragraph, and Transitions

Conventions

Mechanics and Usage

6

Subject clear and maintained

Purpose clear and maintained

Effective introduction & conclusion

All details fit topic

6

Support is detailed and specific throughout

All main ideas are well developed

6

Related details are well-grouped and connected

Strong introduction and conclusion

Transitions are used effectively

6

Only one or two minor errors

 

5

Conclusion effectively summarizes main point

Subject and purpose clear

Subject and purpose maintained

Main idea previewed in introduction

5

Support is generally detailed and specific

 

5

Paragraphs are well-organized, but lack transitions

Organizational plan is clear

Some transitions are missing

5

A few minor errors

No more than one major error

 

4

Subject and purpose clear

Some details not related to topic

Beginning sets the right emphasis

Conclusion may be weak

4

More support/elaboration is needed

More detail is needed

4

Organizational plan is evident, but not completely clear

Details lack logical order

Few transitions are used

4

Some errors in usage and mechanics

One or two errors in sentence structure

3

Main point is clear, but not supported

 

3

Needs further development

Lacks supporting details/evidence

3

Organizational structure is underdeveloped

More details are needed

3

Many errors in mechanics and usage

Several errors in sentence structure

2

Main point is not clear

Topic may be too broad

Subject/Purpose is difficult to identify

2

Lacks specific support for the main idea

Some ideas are not related to subject/main idea

Ideas are too general

2

Paper lacks paragraphs/organizational or logical structure

 

2

Major errors in usage, mechanics, and sentence structure

1

Subject/Purpose is not clearly stated

Assignment is not addressed

1

Ideas are underdeveloped

Support is needed

Paper lacks content

1

Lacks a plan/organization

Details do not support the main idea

 

1

No evidence of basic conventions

Little or no sentence structure