Vocabulary Story Grading Rubric
Quality / Exceeding the Standards (Level 4:40 points) / Meeting the Standards (Level 3:
30 points) / Approaching the Standards (Level 2:
20 points) / Attempting the Standards (Level 1: 10 points)
Meaning: The story exhibits sound understanding and appropriateness to the topic chosen. / -Reveals great understanding in an in-depth, creative story.
-Shows outstanding thoughtfulness and support of the assigned task.
-Uses all vocabulary words correctly from the assigned list in a story that makes sense. / -Conveys an appropriate understanding of the task.
-Reveals a creative story that displays
thoughtfulness.
-Uses most vocabulary words correctly from the assigned list in a story that makes sense. / -Conveys a basic understanding of the task.
-Reveals a creative story that displays some thoughtfulness.
-Uses at least half of the vocabulary words correctly from the assigned list in a story that makes sense. / -Conveys a confused or inaccurate understanding of the task.
-Does not reveal a thoughtful, creative story.
--Uses less than half of the vocabulary words correctly from the assigned list in a story that makes sense.
Development: The ideas are elaborated using plentiful details showing that the vocabulary words are used in relevant context. / -Develops ideas clearly and fully.
-Includes a wide range of relevant and specific details. / -Develops some ideas more fully than others.
-Includes specific and relevant details. / -Develops ideas briefly.
-Includesfew specific and relevant details. / -Ideas are incomplete and/or largely undeveloped.
-Includes few or no specific and relevant details.
Organization:
The extent to which the story exhibits direction, shape and coherence. / -Maintains a clear and appropriate focus.
-Exhibits a logical and coherent structure through skillful use of appropriate devices and transitions. / -Maintains a clear and appropriate focus.
-Exhibits a logical and coherent structure through the use of appropriate devices and transitions. / -Maintains a clear and appropriate focus.
-May lack internal consistency. / -Lacks an appropriate focus but may suggest some organization.
-Suggests focus but lacks organization.
Language Use:The extent to which the story reveals an awareness of purpose through effective use of words, sentence structure, and sentence variety. / -Stylistically sophisticated use of vocabulary, sentences structure and variety.
-Uses precise and engaging language. / -Uses vocabulary appropriately, with purpose and awareness of audience.
-Exhibits an attempt to use sophisticated language. / -Uses vocabulary in basic sentences, with some awareness of purpose and audience.
-Occasionally exhibits effective language. / -Uses vocabulary and other language that’s imprecise or unsuitable for the story.
-Uses language that may be incoherent or inappropriate.
Conventions:
The extent to which the story exhibits conventional spelling, punctuation, paragraphing, capitalization, grammar and usage. / -Demonstrate control of the conventions with essentially no errors, even with sophisticated language. / -Demonstrate control of conventions, exhibiting occasional errors only when using sophisticated language. / -Demonstrate partial control of the conventions, exhibiting occasional errors that do not hinder comprehension. / -Demonstrate a lack of control, exhibiting frequent errors that make comprehension difficult or impossible.