Grade Kindergarten

Rubric for Informational

Organization and Conventions Writing Type

Writing
Exceeding Standard
(4)

At Standard
(3)

Approaching Standard
(2)

Independently gathers
information about a
specific topic from
multiple sources.
Reflects and connects to
personal
experience.
Integrates
drawing and

With support, gathers

information about a
specific topic from multiple
sources. Reflects and
connects to personal
experience.
Uses a combination of

With support, uses some

of the information
gathered and
inconsistently reflects and
connects to a personal
experience.
Uses any combination of

drawing and writing to

compose text compose
informative/ explanatory texts
in which they name what they
are writing about and supply
some information about the
topic.
Correctly forms most upper
and lower case letters.
Consistent punctuation and
spacing.
Uses capitals to begin

drawing, writing and

dictating to compose
informative/ explanatory
texts in which they name
what they may name a topic
and supply limited
information about the topic.
Correctly forms some upper
and lower case letters.
Inconsistent punctuation
and spacing.
Inconsistent

Prints few upper and lower

case letters correctly.
Little to no evidence of
punctuation and spacing.
Does not capitalize first

sentences.
Uses mostly lower case

capitalization.
Uses mostly capital

word or I.
Uses capital letters

letters throughout sentences.

letters mixed throughout

sentences.

throughout sentences.

writing to compose text

compose informative/
explanatory texts in which
they name what they are
writing about and supply
some information about
the topic.
Correctly form all upper
and lower case letters.
Consistent punctuation
and spacing.
Consistently uses
capitals in writing in
beginning a sentence and
in proper names.
Uses lower case

Below Standard
(1)
Gathers no information or
does not connect to
personal experience even
with support.
Writing, drawing or dictation
does not provide any
information about a topic.

letters throughout
sentences.

Created by WCPSS ELA Common Core Focus Group

Rev. 2.14.13

Spells sight words

Uses sight words

Uses some sight words.

Uses more

Spells simple words

Uses some letter

using dominant consonant

sounds that is easily read by
others.

sounds to write words.

Listens and responds to

suggestions of others (peers
and teachers) to strengthen
writing. (i.e. makes changes
to writing like adding to

Often listens and responds to

some suggestions of others
with support from the
teacher.

words.
No letter/sound
understanding in writing
words.

Spelling

Capitalization
Production
Usage /Grammar

CCSS: L-1 a-f , L-2 ad

conventional spelling.

Does not use sight

Listens and responds to

suggestions of others
(peers and teachers) to
strengthen the craft of
writing. (i.e.rewrites an

Created by WCPSS ELA Common Core Focus Group

Student listens to suggestions,

but does not use suggestions
to strengthen writing.

Rev. 2.14.13