I-STEP Parallel Writing Rubric

Ideas and Content
6 -- completely focused & thorough ideas
5 -- primarily focused & relevant ideas
4 -- mostly focused & several relevant ideas
3 -- somewhat focused & minimally relevant ideas
2 -- less than minimal focus & few relevant ideas
1 -- little to no focus & scarce relevant ideas

Organization of Ideas
6 -- logical
5 -- mostly logical
4 -- somewhat logical
3 -- attempts at logical
2 -- rarely logical
1 -- not logical

Word Usage & Writing Style
6 -- exceptional
5 -- more than adequate
4 -- adequate
3 --minimal
2 -- less than minimal
1 -- entirely lacking

Voice: Language & Tone
6 -- effectively adjusts to task & reader
5 -- somewhat effectively adjusts to task & reader
4 -- attempts to adjust to task & reader
3 -- slightly attempts to adjust to task & reader
2 -- some inappropriate use for task & reader
1 -- inappropriate use for task & reader

Follows Instructions
6 -- completely
5 -- mostly
4 -- adequately
3 -- somewhat
2 -- minimally
1 -- scarcely

Capitalization and Punctuation
4 -- no glaring errors
3 -- mostly accurate
2 --missing or incorrect
1 -- errors obstruct meaning

Spelling
4 -- all/nearly all correct
3 -- mostly correct
2 -- some misspellings
1 -- many misspellings

Grammar/Word Usage
4 -- correct
3 -- mostly correct
2 -- some incorrect
1 -- frequently incorrect

Paragraphing
4 -- proper
3 -- adequate
2 -- some/little attempt
1 -- no paragraphing

Sentence Structure
4 -- no run-ons / fragments
3 -- a run-on and/or fragment
2 -- some run-ons/fragments
1 -- many run-ons/fragments

50 points possible Total earned points _____

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