The Writing Academy Holistic Rubric
Use this rubric to establish a grade that may be recorded in the grade book as well as a score that can be translated into a holistic score.
Student Name _____________________________________________ Date ___________ Grade Level ______
Prompt: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Construct Novice Apprentice Proficient Advanced
Rambles Has a general plan and Makes sense Meaningful and
direction throughout; parts are effective: strong
Organization strong beginning, middle, and
/Coherence end
1 2 3 4
Misused or missing Awkward word use that Generally effective Enhances overall
words limits effectiveness word use that effectiveness and
contributes to leaves the reader
Lexicon/Word
communication of impressed
Choice ideas
1 2 3 4
No elaboration is Limited elaboration, Elaboration that is Elaboration that is very
present may not always support apparent throughout apparent and adds to
the main idea the voice of the paper,
Idea Development no stone left unturned
1 2 3 4
Very plain, any Glimpses of voice are Voice is evident, and Voice is prevalent, and
child could have evident adds to the paper commands the reader,
Voice/Personality written this very original
1 2 3 4
Many errors Mostly free of errors No major errors Uses complex
Expectations of
mechanics and varies
Conventions: sentence structure
Grammar Spelling
Capitalization Punctuation 1 2 3 4
No clear main idea Main idea is stated Main idea is adhered to Main idea is adhered to
throughout throughout and is well-
Sustained Focus developed
1 2 3 4
Points:
24 pts 100 4 14-17 80 2
22-23 95 4 10-13 75 2 # Grade:
20-21 90 3 8-9 70 2
Holistic Grade:
18-19 85 3 0-7 65 1
1 2 3 4