Creative Writing Rubric: Black History Reading and Response

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A B C
D/F

Development: the extent to which ideas are elaborated, using specific and relevant evidence
Ideas Develops ideas Develops ideas clearly; Develops ideas briefly; Uses incomplete or
clearly and fully; uses uses relevant details uses some detail undeveloped details
a wide range of
relevant details

Organization: the extent to which the assignment exhibits direction, shape, and coherence
Designing Maintains a clear Maintains a clear focus; Establishes but does not Lacks an appropriate
Organ- focus; exhibits a exhibits a logical always maintain an focus, but suggests
ization logical, coherent sequence of ideas appropriate focus; some some organization
structure through through appropriate inconsistencies in
approp. transitions transitions sequence of ideas
Specific Exceeds all Meets all requirements Meets some of the Meets few/no
Assignmen requirements specified for this requirements specified requirements specified
t specified for this assignment for this assignment for this assignment
Directions assignment

Language Use: the extent to which the assignment reveals an awareness of audience and purpose
Descriptio Creative, concrete Assignment uses Some use of concrete Little use of concrete
n language; uses concrete language. language, literary language, literary
literary devices and literary devices and devices, and sensory devices or sensory
rich sensory detail sensory detail detail in assignment detail in assignment

Word Uses sophisticated Effective word choices Some effective word Few effective word
Choice precise vocabulary choices choices
Sentence Well-varied sentence Good sentence Occasional use of Little sentence variety
Variety structure throughout structure and variety sentence variety
Voice/Sen Unique voice; strong Evident awareness of Some awareness of Mechanical/unsuitable
se of sense of audience voice and audience voice and audience voice; unaware of aud.
Audience

Conventions: the extent to which the assignments exhibits conventional grammar/spelling/word usage
Grammar/ Smooth, fluid error- Mostly correct Errors occasionally Grammatical errors are
Punctuatio free punct./grammar grammar; errors do not inter-fere with awkward and interfere
n interfere with communication; verb with communication
communication tense errors
Spelling Correct spelling; Mostly correct spelling Errors in spelling and Misspelled and misused
and Word error-free word usage and word usage word usage words throughout
Usage
Overall MLA heading; unique MLA heading; Incomplete heading; No heading/title; no
assignmen title; professional appropriate title; neat average attention to presentation
t presentation presentation title/presentation
presentati
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Standards: W. 9-10.4, L. 9-10.1, L 9-10.4, and RL 9-10.6