Writing Rubrics

Response to Literature


0=not evident
1=minimal evidence of mastery
2=adequate evidence of mastery
3=strong evidence of mastery
4=outstanding evidence of mastery
Write responses to literature that
___Advance a judgment that demonstrates a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of works or passages.
___Support key ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text or to other works
___Demonstrate awareness of the author's use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created
___Identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within text.





Reflective Essays

0=not evident
1=minimal evidence of mastery
2=adequate evidence of mastery
3=strong evidence of mastery
4=outstanding evidence of mastery
Write reflective compositions that

___Explore the significance of personal experiences, events, conditions, or concerns using rhetorical strategies e.g., narration, description, exposition.
___Draw comparisons between specific incidents and broader themes that illustrate the writer's important beliefs or generalizations about life
___Maintain a balance in describing individual incidents and relating those incidents to more general and abstract ideas




Historical Investigation

0=not evident
1=minimal evidence of mastery
2=adequate evidence of mastery
3=strong evidence of mastery
4=outstanding evidence of mastery

Write historical investigation reports that

___Use exposition, narration, description, argumentation, exposition, or some combination of rhetorical strategies to support the main proposition
___Analyze several historical records of a single event, examining critical relationships among elements of the research topic
___Explain the perceived reasons for the similarities and differences in historical records with information derived from primary and secondary sources to support or enhance the presentation
___Include information from all relevant perspectives, taking the validity and reliability of sources into consideration
___Provide a formal bibliography



Reflective Essays

0=not evident
1=minimal evidence of mastery
2=adequate evidence of mastery
3=strong evidence of mastery
4=outstanding evidence of mastery

Write reflective compositions that

___Explore the significance of personal experiences, events, conditions, or concerns using rhetorical strategies e.g., narration, description, exposition.
___Draw comparisons between specific incidents and broader themes that illustrate the writer's important beliefs or generalizations about life
___Maintain a balance in describing individual incidents and relating those incidents to more general and abstract ideas