2nd grade Instructional Guide

2nd Grade Wonders Expository Rubric

Purpose, Focus, and Organization (4-point Rubric)

Evidence and Elaboration (4-point Rubric)

Conventions of Standard English (2-point Rubric) ●​ Shows understanding of basic grammar and usage conventions ●​ Has some minor errors in word usage, but there is not a pattern of mistakes ●​ Has acceptable usage of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

Score

2

●​ Does not stay focused on purpose, audience, and task ●​ States a central, or main, idea that is not supported in the essay ●​ Connects ideas with few transitional words ●​ Does not present ideas in a logical order ●​ Does not have an introduction and/or conclusion ●​ Does not stay focused on purpose, audience, and task ●​ Does not state a central, or main, idea clearly ●​ Has unrelated ideas and is confusing and unclear ●​ Has few or no transitional words. ●​ Is too brief, or short, to show focus or organization

●​ Supports the central idea with weak facts and details ●​ Includes weak evidence, or supporting details, from few sources ●​ Uses an acceptable amount of different types of details that show understanding of the topic ●​ Expresses ideas with little use of precise language ●​ Uses few academic vocabulary to explain the topic ●​ Has little variety of sentence types and lengths ●​ Shows little support or does not support a central, or main, idea ●​ Includes little to no use of sources, facts, or details ●​ Expresses ideas that are confusing ●​ Uses few content words or academic vocabulary ●​ Has only short, simple sentences

1

●​ Shows some

understanding of basic grammar and usage conventions

●​ Has many errors in word usage ●​ Has little or no use of

punctuation, capitalization ●​ Has incomplete

sentences and many spelling errors

0

●​ Shows a lack of

understanding of grammar and usage conventions

●​ Has many errors that confuse the reader

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