1. 6th LA Rubric MMS
Ideas-
1. Does the author use examples from personal experience? Y N
2. Does the author use a made up name, number or statistic? Y N
3. Does the author use figurative language or sensory words? Y N
4. Does the author make a connection between the topic and media? Y N
5. Does the author define a term or give an example of something? Y N
Total Y’s = _________
Style-
6. Does the author use transition words? Y N
7. Does the author use strong vocabulary? Y N
8. Does the author us vivid verbs and awesome adjectives? Y N
9. Has the author removed non-essential word and repeated ideas? Y N
10. Does the author limit the use of “I” and “you”? Y N
Total Y’s = _________
Organization –
11. Does the author have at least five paragraphs? Y N
12. Does the writing answer the writing prompt? Y N
13. Does the author have a controlling idea in the first paragraph? Y N
14. Does the author have a topic sentence in each supporting paragraph? Y N
15. Does the author reword the controlling idea in the conclusion? Y N
Total Y’s = _________
Conventions –
16. Is MOST of the author’s capitalization and punctuation correct? Y N
17. Does the author spell words in a way that is easy to read? Y N
18. Does the author us “words often confused” correctly? Y N
19. Does every sentence express a complete thought? Y N
20. Has the author indented and spaced his/her writing correctly? Y N
Total Y’s = _________
Final Grade =
(Ideas total + Ideas total + Style total + Organization total + Conventions total) X 4
__________ + _________ + ___________ + __________ + ___________ = __________ x 4 =