Georgia Grade 8 Writing Assessment: Scoring Rubric
Student: __________________________________ Date: ______
5- full command, 4- consistent control, 3- sufficient control, 2- minimal control, 1- lack of control
Domain 1: IDEAS- The degree to which the writer establishes controlling ideas and elaborates the main points with examples, illustrations, facts, or details that are appropriate to assigned genre.
__ controlling idea is focused to topic/purpose
__ supporting ideas are relevant
__ supporting ideas are fully developed
__ fully addresses readers concerns/perspective
__ sense of completeness
__ awareness of genre (expository or persuasive)
Domain 2: Organization- The degree to which the writer’s ideas are arranged in a clear order and the overall structure of the response is consistent with the assigned genre.
__ organization strategy is appropriate to topic for communication
__ logical sequencing of ideas
__ engaging introduction/ conclusion provides resolution
__ introduction &conclusion fit purpose and genre
__ supporting ideas are grouped in a logical manner
__ effective/varied transitions (ideas and paragraphs)
Domain 3: Style- The degree to which the writer controls language to engage the reader.
__ phrases and sentences create a tone to advance purpose
__ writer is aware of audience
__ engaging language is appropriate to assigned genre
__ use of figurative and technical language used for rhetorical effect
__ sustained attention to audience
__ varied sentence length, structure, beginnings
__ variety of genre-appropriate strategies to engage the reader
Domain 4: Conventions- The degree to which the writer demonstrates control of sentence formation, usage, and mechanics.
__ clear and correct simple, complex, and compound sentences with correct end punctuation
__ variety of subordination and coordination strategies
__ correct usage in a variety of contexts: subject-verb agreement, word forms, pronoun-antecedent
agreement
__ correct punctuation within sentences, spelling, capitalization, and paragraph indentation
Ideas ____ X 2 = ___
Organization ____ X 1 = ___
Style ____ X 1= ___
Conventions ____ X 1= ___
Total Score
Student: __________________________________ Date: ______
5- full command, 4- consistent control, 3- sufficient control, 2- minimal control, 1- lack of control
Domain 1: IDEAS- The degree to which the writer establishes controlling ideas and elaborates the main points with examples, illustrations, facts, or details that are appropriate to assigned genre.
__ controlling idea is focused to topic/purpose
__ supporting ideas are relevant
__ supporting ideas are fully developed
__ fully addresses readers concerns/perspective
__ sense of completeness
__ awareness of genre (expository or persuasive)
Domain 2: Organization- The degree to which the writer’s ideas are arranged in a clear order and the overall structure of the response is consistent with the assigned genre.
__ organization strategy is appropriate to topic for communication
__ logical sequencing of ideas
__ engaging introduction/ conclusion provides resolution
__ introduction &conclusion fit purpose and genre
__ supporting ideas are grouped in a logical manner
__ effective/varied transitions (ideas and paragraphs)
Domain 3: Style- The degree to which the writer controls language to engage the reader.
__ phrases and sentences create a tone to advance purpose
__ writer is aware of audience
__ engaging language is appropriate to assigned genre
__ use of figurative and technical language used for rhetorical effect
__ sustained attention to audience
__ varied sentence length, structure, beginnings
__ variety of genre-appropriate strategies to engage the reader
Domain 4: Conventions- The degree to which the writer demonstrates control of sentence formation, usage, and mechanics.
__ clear and correct simple, complex, and compound sentences with correct end punctuation
__ variety of subordination and coordination strategies
__ correct usage in a variety of contexts: subject-verb agreement, word forms, pronoun-antecedent
agreement
__ correct punctuation within sentences, spelling, capitalization, and paragraph indentation
Ideas ____ X 2 = ___
Organization ____ X 1 = ___
Style ____ X 1= ___
Conventions ____ X 1= ___
Total Score