Writing Assessment Rubric

Score 6: Outstanding

· Well organized/developed

· Explains/illustrates key ideas

· Syntactic variety

· Few errors in mechanics/usage

Score 5: Strong

· Generally well organized/developed

· Explains/illustrates some key ideas

· Demonstrates some syntactic variety

· Facility in use of language

· Generally few errors in mechanics/usage

Score 4: Competent

· Adequately organized/developed

· Explains/illustrates key ideas

· Adequate facility in the use of language

· Some errors in mechanics/usage

Score 3: Limited

· Inadequate organization/not developed

· Does not explain/develop key ideas

· Limited or inappropriate word choice

· Accumulation of errors in mechanics, usage, sentence structure

Score 2: Flawed

· Weak organization/not developed

· Little or no relevant details

· Limited or inappropriate word choice

· Serious errors in mechanics, usage, sentence structure, or word choice

Score 1: Deficient

· Incoherent

· Undeveloped/no details

· Serious and persistent writing errors