Elementary Writing Rubrics
Printable Writing Rubrics for the Primary Grades
Our 6 elementary writing rubrics will help evaluate and guide your students' writing.
We provide you with two choices of rubrics to evaluate writing:- Grade level rubrics (K through 5th) - See below
- Six Traits Writing Rubric
6+1 Trait Writing Rubric
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Six Traits (+1) Writing is used as the basis of this writing rubric. It uses the seven traits to diagnose student writing ability. The Six (plus one) traits include:
- Ideas
- Organization
- Voice
- Word choice
- Sentence fluency
- Conventions
- Presentation
Kindergarten Writing Rubric
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This elementary writing rubric for kindergarten students evaluates these criteria:
- Ability to write sentences
- Capitals and end punctuation
- Correct letter formation
- Spelling of known words
- Encoding of unfamiliar words
- Spacing of letters
- Ability to communicate about the topic
First Grade Writing Rubric
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The 1st grade writing rubric provides guidelines to evaluate these writing criteria:
- Ability to write sentences
- Capitals and end punctuation
- Penmanship, spacing, and legibility
- Spelling
- Use of Nouns
- Use of Verbs
- Ability to communicate about the topic
Second Grade Writing Rubric
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The 2nd grade writing rubric provides guidelines to evaluate these writing criteria:
- Length of writing
- Capitals and end punctuation
- Legibility
- Spelling
- Noun and Verb usage
- Contractions
- Communicating the idea
Third Grade Writing Rubric
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The 3rd grade writing rubric gives writing guidelines for these criteria:
- Detail
- Ideas
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Word Choice
- Sentence Structure
4th and 5th Grade Writing Rubric
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The following criteria are listed on the 4th and 5th grade writing rubric:
- Paragraphs
- Organization
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Legibility
- Word Choice
- Sentence Structure
- Voice
Other Writing Rubrics
In addition to the elementary writing rubrics listed above, we have essay rubrics for middle school and high school.How to Use Writing Rubrics to Evaluate Writing
Read the assigned writing project your student has completed through two times. The first reading allows you to understand the basic intent, and the second time to focus on the details.Then read each of the criteria on the rubric. Note the differences between:
- Above expectations
- Meets expectations
- Below expectations.
Keep in mind the difference in expectations for the beginning of the year and the end of the year. Slow progress is anticipated in the earlier grades.
Writing Lessons with a Twist
K through 2nd
Live It Up, Write It Down Add some sparkle to your writing with this hands-on writing curriculum. With the "Lights, Camera, Action, Write" projects, students will complete an activity and then write about it.
The "Love Good Books" section incorporates writing with literature. And "Dear Diary" allows students to keep a once-a-week-record of the most memorable event of their week.
Not only is this a journey into writing, its a collection that demonstrates to the student how much they have learned.
3rd to 8th Grade
Write On: The Kid-Friendly Way to Write Keep your students guessing what is coming next. One Hundred different writing activities are provided which take students from simple sentences all the way to thesis development.
Each activity gives students an unintimdating model. They use the model to write about the subject of their choice. Before you know it, well-organized paragraphs have produced cohesive essays they are proud to share.
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