How to Use the School Wide Standard Rubric

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How to Use the School Wide Standard Rubric
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Points Awarded
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10 Points Awarded

• Clearly meets and exceeds this standard.
• Considered Advanced on Standardized Tests.
• The Oh Wow! Factor. The awarding of these
  points indicates that the student went above and
  beyond the call of duty.

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7 Points Awarded

• Meets this standard.
• Considered Proficient on Standardized Tests.
• The student did what they were supposed to do.

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5 Points Awarded

• Some effort is made to meet this standard but is
  unsuccessful.
• Considered Basic on Standardized Tests.
• You can see that the student tried to meet the
  standard but ultimately did not.

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2 Points Awarded

• Clearly does not meet this standard.
• Considered Below Basic on Standardized Tests.
• Just didnt do it!

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The Standards
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1. A clear central idea is maintained throughout
the piece.

• This standard can be used to evaluate whether the
  student adhered to the assignment or the topic
  they were asked to discuss.
• This standard could also be applied to the thesis
  statement in a longer piece of writing or the
  topic sentence in a TIGER Paragraph.

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2. Writer has included details so that reader
gets a clear idea of message.

• This standard can be used to determine if the
  student used details to complete their
  assignment.
• Before you grade you may want to make a list of
  facts you wish to see in their responses.

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3. The piece is arranged in a clear logical
order.

• If the student was required to discuss a process,
  did they do so in order?
• Does the progression of their writing make sense?

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4. There is a presence of closure.

• Did the students writing have a conclusion that
  summarized what they had been writing about, or
  did they just stop writing?

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5. Vocabulary suits the writers topic and
purpose.

• Are there specific terms you wanted the student
  to use in their writing?
• Did the student avoid slang?

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6. Vocabulary creates images for the reader.

• Could you visualize the process as you read the
  piece?
• Did the vocabulary help you to form a picture in
  your mind?

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7. Sentences have a variety of beginnings and
lengths.

• Is the student using the same old sentence
  pattern (Subject, Verb, Object) over and over
  again?
• Does the writing sound mechanical or monotonous?
• Is the writing boring?

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8. Tone and voice are appropriate for subject
area.

• Youve read articles in your subject area. Does
  this students writing sound appropriate for a
  science journal or history paper?
• Did the students writing sound too informal?

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9. Verb tense and word choice are correct.
Writer avoids double negatives.

• Did the students conjugate their verbs correctly?
• Did they use any words inappropriately?
• Are there any Double Negatives?

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10. Capitalization, end punctuation, and
spelling are consistently correct.

• Did they capitalize the first word in their
  sentences and proper nouns?
• Did they use any periods?
• Hows their spelling?

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Feel Free to Adapt this Rubric for your
Individual Assignments!

• Make it Your Own! Use the rubric as a guideline,
  but remember it is flexible.