C. B. Smith Third Grade / ISAT Student-Friendly Rubric-Early Elementary

 

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Does not meet

Does not meet

Does not meet

Meets Expectations

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

Focus

  • My story is confusing.  0
  • I did not write enough.  0
  • My paper has no topic. (P/E)  0
  • My picture and my words do not match my topic.  0
  • My paper does not follow the prompt.  0
  • My story is confusing.  0 (N)
  • I did not include reactions.  0 (N)
  • I did not write enough.  0
  • Events in my story do not go

together.  0 (N)

  • The subject of my paper is not clear. (P/E)  0
  • Ideas in the paper do not seem to go together. (P/E)  0
  • My paper does not follow the prompt.  0
  • My subject is clear, but the events in it are confusing.  0 (N)
  • I did not tie events together into one story.  0 (N)
  • I did not include reactions.  0 (N)
  • I did not write enough.  0
  • I may not have written a narrative paper.  0 (N)
  • The subject is not very clear.  0
  • I wrote about many ideas with more than one subject. (P/E)  0
  • My paper may not be persuasive/expository.  0
  • I wrote a story about one subject, but the reader may need to read the prompt to understand what I’m writing about.  0
  • I included some reactions to

events.  0 (N)

  • My story ends suddenly without a closing.  0
  • The subject may not be clear to the reader.  0
  • The paper sometimes drifts from the subject and sometimes doesn’t make sense.  0
  • There may be no closing.  0
  • Not every point that was previewed is explained.  0
  • I wrote a story on one subject.
  •  0

    • I included reactions to events.  0 (N)
    • I wrote a closing.  0
    • I introduced my subject or position. (P/E)  0
    • I kept my paper focused at all times, and my ideas make sense. (P/E)  0
    • If I previewed, I wrote about each mentioned point. (P/E)  0
    • I wrote a story on one subject.

     0

    • I included reactions to events.

     0 (N)

    • I wrote a good closing.  0
    • I introduced my topic in a clear and interesting way.
    • My paper stays on topic all the time and makes sense.  0
    • The closing relates to the topic.  0
    • If I previewed, I wrote about each mentioned point. (P/E)

     0

    Support/Elaboration

    • I did not include any details.

     0

    • I did not write enough.  0
    • I tried to use details, but they are unclear.  0
    • I did not write enough.  0
    • I did not tell enough about my ideas, or the details I did include look like a list.  0
    • I may not have written enough.  0
    • I did not explain my idea. (P/E)  0

     0

    • Details are a list. (P/E)  0
    • I used only a few details to tell my

    story.  0 (N)

    OR

    • The details I did include look like a list.  0
    • The paper has few details and few examples as part of the example.( P/E)  0

    • I used some specific details.  0
    • I wrote a lot about some events in the story.  0 (N)
    • I used some interesting

    words.  0

    • I used some details and examples to explain my subject or position.  0
    • I used specific details to tell about the events in the story.  0
    • I wrote a lot about events in the story. (N)  0
    • I used words that made the story more interesting.  0
    • I used many details and examples to explain. (P/E)  0

    Organization

    • My story is very confusing.  0
    • I did not write enough.  0
    • My paper is confusing. It has ideas, but they don’t fit together to tell a story.  0 (N)
    • I did not write enough.  0
    • The plan of my paper is confusing . (P/E)  0
    • The plan of my paper is not clear.

     0

    • My paper has few transitions that make sense.  0
    • My paper may not have enough writing.  0
    • Many ideas do not fit the plan.  0
    • I did not write a persuasive

    or expository paper. (P/E)  0

    • My story has a plan, but the plan is not clear.  0
    • My writing looks like one or more paragraphs.  0
    • My story flows from beginning to middle to end, but there are some gaps in time.  0 (N)
    • I left out some transitions.  0
    • Some ideas don’t fit the plan of the paper. (P/E)  0
    • My story has a beginning, middle, and end.  0 (N)
    • My writing looks like one or more paragraphs.  0
    • Most of the paper is connected with appropriate transitions.  0
    • My paper has a plan. (P/E)  0
    • A few ideas don’t fit the plan.

    (P/E)  0

    • I write varied interesting sentences that fit together.  0

    • My story has a beginning, middle, and end.  0 (N)
    • My story has paragraphs for each event or main part.  0
    • I used transitions so that the parts of the story fit together

    smoothly.  0

    • My paper has a plan. ( P/E)  0
    • Paragraphs are connected and all transitions are appropriate.  0
    • The sentences do not all start the same.  0
    • I write varied interesting sentences that fit together.  0

    Conven-tions

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    • Many of my words are not spelled correctly.  0
    • I have trouble using capitals and punctuation marks.  0
    • I have trouble using complete sentences.  0

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    • I spell most third grade words correctly.  0
    • I use capital letters and punctuation marks correctly.  0
    • I write in complete sentences.  0

    Integration

    • I did not follow the directions.  0
    • I did not write enough.
    • My story is confusing with big parts missing.  0
    • I may not have written enough.
    • My paper is partially developed with some parts not developed fully .  0
    • The reader may not understand what I’m trying to say.  0
    • My paper is simple, but it includes the basics.  0
    • My paper has everything it needs, but there is room for

    improvement.  0

    • My paper is fully developed and is outstanding in all areas.  0

    Revised 12/05/01 Does Not Meet Expectations ( 6 – 21) Meets Expectations ( 22 – 29 ) Exceeds Expectations ( 30 – 32 )