Writing C

Ortega Essay Rubric

Organization & Development & Vocabulary & Word Sentence Structure Spelling &
Focus Specificity Choice & Grammar Mechanics
writing has sharp uses interesting uses sophisticated consistently employs has sophisticated
focus and displays examples with vivid vocabulary and has a wide variety of command of
sophisticated details that effectively no errors in word sentence structures sentence
10 command of address the writing choice or word form and has native-like boundaries, spelling,
structure and prompt command in and mechanics
organization grammar
A writing has clear uses relevant uses sophisticated employs a range of has strong command
focus and displays examples with vocabulary; word sentence structures of sentence
strong command of precise details that choice or word form and has a near boundaries, spelling,
9 structure and appropriately errors do not neative-like and mechanics
organization address the writing interfere with command in
prompt effective grammar
communication
writing has uses relevant uses higher-level controls a range of has command of
consistent focus and examples with vocabulary; word sentence structures; sentence
displays strong convincing details; choice or word from has occasional boundaries, spelling,
8 command of may have difficulty in errors do not grammatical errors and mechanics
structure addressing the interfere with that do not interfere
writing prompt effective with communication
communication
B writing focuses on uses examples with attempts higher-level controls a range of has command of
the topic but may specific details, vocabulary; sentence structures; sentence
drift; has good though some occasional errors in has occasional boundaries, spelling,
command of examples may not be word choice or word grammatical errors and mechanics
7 structure relevant; may not form may be that do not interfere
appropriately distracting but do not with meaning
address the writing interfere with
prompt meaning
Writing C
Ortega Essay Rubric

writing addresses development is has good command uses a range of has good control of
topic but relies on uneven; may support of vocabulary; errors sentence structures; sentence
formulaic structure some ideas with in word choice or has some boundaries, spelling,
C 6 specific detail word form grammatical errors, and mechanics
occasionally interfere but they rarely
with meaning interfere with
meaning
writing addresses demonstrates uses a range of uses a range of has general control
topic, but may not development, but vocabulary; word sentence structures; of sentence
maintain focus and may lack specific choice or word form has grammatical boundaries, spelling,
5 has uneven structure details errors occur errors that may and mechanics
throughout and may interfere with
interfere with meaning
meaning
writing does not attempts uses common uses a very limited shows some control
maintain focus and development, but vocabulary; word range of sentence of sentence
has little structure may be very general choice or word form structures; has boundaries, spelling,
4 or limited to one errors may interfere grammatical errors and mechanics
example with meaning that interfere with
meaning
R writing is very brief shows some uses some common produces basic has several errors in
and has no structure evidence of vocabulary; errors in sentences and spelling and
development word choice or word makes several mechanics
3 form interfere with grammatical errors
meaning that interfere with
meaning
writing is a string of shows little evidence uses limited lacks control of most shows no control of
words or sentences of development vocabulary; does not aspects of grammar spelling or
2 with no clear use appropriate word mechanics
relationship choice or word form
writing consists of shows no evidence uses very limited lacks control of all shows no control of
1 words or simple of development vocabulary aspects of grammar spelling or
phrases mechanics