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Story
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Sample of Self Assessment According to Rubric by Amand
Content
Interesting words: popular,new,different,stripes,spikes.
Interesting Ideas: new fish; nobody liked Matthew.
Events: He was so popular.
Details of events: Everyone loved him.
Setting: Sea
Details of setting: no details on setting.
Characters: Matthew, Spike
Details of character: Spike is popular; Matthew is fat.
Problem/Conflict: nobody liked Matthew
Organization
Does story make sense: Part of it didn't make sense.
What makes my opening statements spectacular? The new
fish who was different.
What makes the middle of my story/writing interesting and surprising?
I did not
write about the middle of the story yet.
Does the ending of the story/writing make sense?
There is no ending yet.
What makes the ending of the story/writing surprising or exciting?
no ending yet
Conventions
Do all my setences start with capital letters?Yes
Do I put names and places in capital letters?
I forgot to put Spike in capital letter.
Do I end my sentences with periods, question marks or exclamation marks?
yes
If there were people talking in my writing, have I put quotation marks
and other punctuation marks for the conversation parts?
No people were talking in my story
Words I think I have misspelled (List as many as you can).
I think all my spellings are
correct.
Self Refection
I like my writing because: of the details I put in for Spike.
Tell your e-pal about what you like in your story/writing:
I like my writing because Spike
was different from the other fish and I think this is a good beginning of a story.
I still
have to think about the middle and ending of the story.
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Beginning of story sent by Amand
Once there was a new fish. It was different from
the other fish. It was fat. It had spikes coming out
from his back and head. Its tail had circles on it and
it was blue. He lived in the sea. And then there was
another fish. He had black and white stripes and it
looked like it had yellow fins. He was so popular
everyone loved him. His name was spike. But of course
nobody liked Matthew.
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Student Self Assessment Form
| Name of Student:_________________ Date:_________________________
Title of Writing: _______________________________________________________________________________
Content
Interesting words: _____________________________________________________________________
Interesting Ideas: _____________________________________________________________________
Events: ________________________________________________________________________________
Details of events: _____________________________________________________________________
Setting: _______________________________________________________________________________
Details of setting: ____________________________________________________________________
Characters: ____________________________________________________________________________
Details of character: __________________________________________________________________
Problem/Conflict: _________________________________________________________________________
Organization
Does the story/writing make sense?: ____________________________________________________
What makes my opening statements spectacular? _____________________________________________
What makes the middle of my story/writing interesting and surprising? _____________________
Does the ending of the story/writing make sense? __________________________________________
What makes the ending of the story/writing surprising or exciting? ________________________
Do all my setences start with capital letters?_____________________________________________
Conventions
Do I put names and places in capital letters?______________________________________________
Do I end my sentences with periods, question marks or exclamation marks?___________________
If there were people talking in my writing, have I put quotation marks
and other punctuation marks for the conversation parts?________________________________________
Words I think I have misspelled (List as many as you can).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Self Reflection
I like my writing because: ____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tell your e-pal about what you like in your story/writing: ____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Rubric for Teachers |
Go to this site and make your own rubrics:
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Here are some rubrics I made and modified using the above site.
Rubrics for Teachers
4=excellent;
3=approching excellence;
2= adequate or pass;
1= limited
Content
Rubric on Creativity or Oringinality of writing
(for both Narrative and Functional Writing)
4. The writing contains many creative/original details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment.
The author has really used his imagination or author "voice". He/She has a definite voice and perspective.
3.The writing contains a few creative/oringinal details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment.
The author has used his imagination.
2. The writing contains a few creative/original details
and/or descriptions, but they distract from the writing. The author has tried to use his imagination.
1. There is little evidence of creativity/originality in the writing. The author
does not seem to have used much imagination and the writing is generic and not oringinal. Most Ideas are written
as a "list" with little variety in structure or style.
Rubric for Problem/Confict in Narrative Writing
4. It is very easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and
why it is a problem.
3.It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem
2. It is fairly easy for the reader to understand
the problem the main characters face but it is not clear why it is a problem.
1. It is not clear what problem the main characters face.
Rubric for Actions and Interesting words in Narrative Writing
4.Several action verbs (active voice) and interesting vocabulary are
used to describe what is happening in the story. The story seems exciting!
3.Several action verbs or adjectives are used to describe what
is happening in the story, but the word choice doesn't make the story as exciting as it could be.
2. A variety of verbs (passive voice) and adjectives are used and describe the action accurately
but not in a very exciting way
1. Little variety seen in the verbs and words that are used. The story seems a little boring.
Rubric on Focus of Assigned Topic
(for both Narrative and Functional Writing)
4. The entire writing is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more
about the topic.
3.Most of the writing is related to the assigned topic.
The writing wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.
2. Some of the writing is related to the assigned topic,
but a reader does not learn much about the topic.
1. No attempt has been made to relate the writing to the assigned topic.
Organization
Rubric on Introduction or Beginning Statement/Paragraph
(for both Narrative and Functional Writing)
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4. First paragraph/beginning statement has a "grabber" or catchy beginning.
3. First paragraph/beginning statement has a weak "grabber"
2. catchy beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy.
1. No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the first paragraph or beginning of
the writing.
Rubric on Organization of the Writing
(for both Narrative and Functional Writing)
4. The writing is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence
with clear beginning, middle and end and clear transitions.
3. The writing is pretty well organized with clear beginning, middle and end. One idea or scene may seem out of
place. Clear transitions are used.
2. The writing is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear.
1. Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged
Rubric on Closing Statements/Paragraph
(for both Narrative and Functional Writing)
4. Last paragraph/Ending statement provides a spectacular closure.
3. Last paragraph/Ending statement has a weaker "ending" but closure is extremely evident
2. Weak ending was attempted but was confusing rather than providing closure.
1. No attempt was made to provide a closure for the writing.
Conventions
Rubric for Conventions
(for both Narrative and Functional Writing)
4. There are almost no spelling or punctuation errors in the writing and the errors do not affect the
meaning or style of the writing.
Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.
3.There are few spelling or punctuation errors and the errors do not detract from the meaning of the story.
2. There are quite a few spelling and punctuation errors in the writing and they detract
the reader from understanding what the author is trying to say.
1. The writing has many spelling and punctuation errors and parts of the writing are unclear.
Effort
Writing Process Rubric (Time, Effort)
4. Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process
(prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story wonderful.
3. Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process
(prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done.
2.Student devotes some time and effort to the writing process but was not very thorough.
Does enough to get by.
1. Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't seem to care.
Rubric for Requirements of Assigned Writing
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