Score Point 1

							                                                                 TAKS Writing Rubric
                                  Score Point 1                                    Score Point 2                                                  Score Point 3                        Score Point 4
                        These are just notes & thoughts. Well,         It’s coming into focus, but it rambles.            Most of this paper is clear and focused.        My ideas are crystal clear.
                         it’s a start.                                  At least I stick to the topic – well, most of      I don’t shift between ideas too much.           My details are cool – not just stuff
                        What is this about? I’m not sure.               the time.                                          My intro and conclusion help the paper.          everyone knows.
Coherence
 Focus &



                        I don’t know what I want to say yet.           Details? I have a few, but not enough.             I don’t really have extra stuff.                My intro and conclusion are WOW!
                        It doesn’t seem complete.                      I shift too fast from idea to idea.                It is easy to tell what this paper is about.     They really make the paper better.
                        Oops! I forgot an introduction and             It’s kind of complete.                                                                              Most (maybe ALL) of my ideas relate to
                         conclusion. It just starts and stops.          It looks like I have an intro & conclusion,                                                          the topic. I didn’t add extra stuff that
                        It has a lot of extra info that doesn’t         but only because I have to.                                                                          doesn’t help.
                         really help.                                   There is still some extra info that doesn’t
                        It’s not really connected to the prompt.        help.
                        This is just a bunch of ideas tossed           My info is not always in order.                  My info is in the right order.                    This is so easy to follow! It is like
        Organization




                         together.                                      Here and there, this is hard to follow.          You can tell how everything goes                   having a road map.
                        Nothing really goes with anything else.        I really need to relate some of this              together.                                         Every detail is in JUST the right spot.
                        This is so hard to follow. Even I feel          together.                                        I’m not too wordy and I don’t repeat              My main points stand out.
                         lost.                                          I repeated myself some, or I wrote too            myself.                                           I don’t repeat or sound fancy.
                        Where is this going? I forgot my point.         fancy.
                        I sure repeated myself a lot.                  A lot of the time, this is not clear.
                        I give an idea or two – but I never say        I made a list of ideas.                          I tried to explain all of my ideas.               I completely explained each of my ideas.
                         much about them.                               I tried to explain myself, but I’m sure you      You can tell I thought a lot about each           You totally understand what I’m trying
Development




                        I only have a few details – I need to say       can tell I didn’t think too much about it.        of my ideas.                                       to say.
  of Ideas




                         more.                                          Oh no! I left out info and it makes it hard      You understand what I’m trying to say.            It was risky, but I might have written
                        It’s so generic – I don’t even know what        for you to understand, but you still get my      I didn’t want to take any risks. I didn’t          from an unusual point of view. It
                         I’m saying.                                     point.                                            want it to be too different, but it is             includes my unique experiences or view
                        Oops! I wrote about my favorite movie                                                             REALLY GOOD.                                       of the world.
                         or book.
                        Uh-oh. I left out so much, there is no
                         way you will understand my point.
                        I’m not sure this has ANY voice.               This sounds like an encyclopedia.                This sounds like me in parts.                     This is ME!
                        You can tell I’m bored.                        Does it sound like me at all? Sometimes,         I like this topic so I tried to make it           I love what I’m writing about and you
      Voice




                        I don’t really care if anyone reads this; I     but not really.                                   sound cool.                                        can tell.
                         just want to be done!                          It doesn’t have much personality.                I know others will read it, so I tried to         I think everyone who reads this will
                                                                        Who is reading this? I don’t really care.         make it sound interesting.                         want to share it.
                        I have TONS of problems with spelling,         My spelling, punctuation and grammar             I’m pretty good at spelling, punctuation          I’m EXCELLENT at spelling,
                         punctuation and grammar.                        need work.                                        and grammar.                                       punctuation and grammar.
      Conventions




                        There are so many mistakes I can hardly        I have a bunch of mistakes. You can              I made a few mistakes. Big Deal!                  You have to be REALLY PICKY to find
                         read it myself.                                 figure it out, but it is hard.                   I did EDIT – I just didn’t catch                   mistakes in here.
                        EDIT? What do you mean “EDIT”?                 I did EDIT – a little bit. Not really.            everything.                                       I did EDIT. I really looked hard to find
                        This is hard to read. You have to stop         It sounds stiff – or choppy – or                 It is nice to listen to. You can read it           mistakes.
                         and start over.                                 something.                                        without trouble.                                  It is so simple to read.
                        Sometimes I write. In choppy phrases.          A lot of my sentences sound the same.            My sentences don’t all sound the same.
                         Like this.




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                                                                                                                                                   Compiled from Region 10 and Write Traits by Erin Gibson