It may help you to create your own rubric in classroom. This is my first time to create this one in my Teaching Language Skills II Course. We have done this sample for the article which is about International Women's Day. Do not forget that there are two types of rubric. All the best!

1. Post-Writing Activity Rubric
Dimension 1 2 3 4 5 Score
Content &
Relevance;
idea
development
Ideas are not
expressed well. There
are no examples to
clarify; irrelevant. No
historical background.
Ideas are expressed to a
certain degree; there are
some examples to clarify; a
connection between the
content and the text. It
slightly emphasizes the
importance of the day.
Ideas are generally
supported in the text
itself; commonly
relevant to context.
There are enough
examples to make the
content clear; sufficient
knowledge of the
content and the
historical background
Ideas are organized well. It
is supported by highly
relevant examples;
comprehensive knowledge
of the content. The topic is
analyzed in a detailed way.
Circumstantiated ideas
can be recognized easily;
master the subject.
Historical details are dealt
quite well; excessively
relevant examples.
Thesis,
Structure &
Organization
There are no thesis
statement and topic
sentence. There is no
paragraph and
chronological order; no
cause and effect;
inappropriate
introduction and
conclusion.
Topic sentence and thesis
statement are hardly clear.
Importance of the topic is
slightly expressed. It
includes chronological and
paragraph order in a point.
Introduction and conclusion
parts are not organized
well.
Topic sentence and
thesis statement are
clear. Chronological and
paragraph order is
sufficient. Cause and
effect relationship in the
text can be seen
effortlessly. Introduction
and conclusion is
effective enough.
Topic sentence and thesis
statement are highly clear.
There is a connection
between the topic
sentence and the text.
Chronological and
paragraph order is well;
strong cause and effect
relationship. Introduction
and conclusion parts are
designed in an appropriate
way.
All topic sentences are
connected with the text;
smooth transitions
between the
paragraphs. Paragraphs
are structured quite
well; introduction and
conclusion parts are
designed in the most
effective way.
Grammar &
Vocabulary
No use of complex
structures;
inappropriate
vocabulary usage, the
sentences are not
logically linked to each
other; a lot of spelling
errors.
Very limited usage of
complex structures; some
attempts at using academic
vocabulary, common
spelling errors; crucial
errors are detected in the
sentence structure. Some
reasonable mistakes which
seriously affect the flow of
the text.
Reasonable errors
which do not seriously
affect the flow of the
text. Sufficient use of
academic vocabulary,
few spelling errors;
examples of the
complex structures can
be seen occasionally
Rarely seen spelling errors;
considerably use of complex
structures, choice of
vocabulary is appropriate in
terms of academic writing,
very few errors which do not
conflict with the meaning of
the sentence.
Powerful sentence
structure, hardly seen
spelling errors, suitable
use of academic
vocabulary that
matches the certain
context.
TOTAL: