1st Grade Instructional Guide

Informative Writing Rubric 1 st Grade

Score

Statement of Purpose / Focus and Organization (3-point rubric)

Conventions/Editing (3-point rubric)

The response adequately ● Introduces the topic ●

The response demonstrates command of the conventions ● Capitalize the frst word in a sentence and the pronoun “ I.” ● Use common nouns, verbs, and prepositions. ● Distinguish between common and proper nouns and capitalize appropriately. ● Use singular and plural nouns matching verbs ● Use personal, possessive and indefnite pronouns ● Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future ● Use common adjectives, conjunctions and determiners ● Use end punctuation for sentences ● Use punctuation to separate items in a series The response demonstrates partial command of the conventions ● Capitalize the frst word in a sentence and the pronoun “ I.” ● Use common nouns, verbs, and prepositions. ● Distinguish between common and proper nouns and capitalize appropriately. ● Use singular and plural nouns matching verbs ● Use personal, possessive and indefnite pronouns ● Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future ● Use common adjectives, conjunctions and determiners ● Use end punctuation for sentences ● Use punctuation to separate items in a series

Supplies facts about the topic Provides a concluding statement

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3

The response is: ● Unclear ●

Contains Irrelevant facts

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Minimal concluding statement

2

The response has: ●

The response demonstrates minimal command of conventions:

No stated topic No facts included

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Errors in usage may obscure meaning

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● Inconsistent use of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

No concluding statement

1

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illegible

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