WRITING RUBRIC

	REASONABLY WELL(4)	AT EXPECTED LEVEL(3)	BASIC(2)	BELOW THE LEVEL(1)
SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, NEATNESS.	. No spelling mistakes.  . Correct use of punctuation, neat and clear.	Some spelling mistakes in endings. A few punctuation mistakes.	. Spelling mistakes in basic words. . Many punctuation mistakes.  Few  capital letters	. Many spelling mistakes. . No capital letters or full stops.
TOPIC The information is coherent and relevant to the composition assigned. Register adapted to the text	. Wide range of vocabulary related to the content. . Appropriate register according to the type of text.	Writes about the topic. Uses some vocabulary related to the topic.	.Uses some information and vocabulary about the topic. Register is not adequate.	.Writes about a different topic.
STRUCTURE Cohesive devices Text type patterns.	. Uses linking words . Well organized . Includes all parts in the structure	. Some linking words . Organized . No missing parts	. A few linking words . Organized . No missing parts	. No linking words . Not organized . Missing parts
GRAMMAR Verb tenses and sentence structure	. Uses appropriate constructions and tenses.	. Some grammatical errors.	. Grammatical mistakes.	. Important grammar errors