2nd Grade Writing Rubric

Spelling

4
Exceeds
Expectations
Writes cohesive
paragraphs with topic
sentences and
introduction and
conclusion.
Paragraphs have logical
order and progress from
one point to the next.
Uses beginning and end
punctuation as well as
contractions and proper
nouns correctly.
No spelling errors.

Legible

Neat and legible.

Word Choice

Uses interesting words

and phrases in every
paragraph.

Sentence Structure

Uses a variety of
simple, complex, and
compound sentences.
Gets the readers
attention and holds it.

Writes Complete
Paragraphs

Organization
Punctuation

Voice

Comments:

3
Meets Expectations
Writes paragraphs with
some cohesion.

A single theme is
present in each
paragraph.
Makes a few errors in
punctuation.
Few difficult words
misspelled.
Some stray marks and
crossovers.
Contains some
descriptive words.
Uses a few complex or
compound sentences.
Shows some personal
interest in the topic.

2
Approaching
Expectations
No topic discerned in
each paragraph.

Ideas are on the same

subject but
disorganized.
Many sentences have
punctuation errors.
Some mistakes made
frequently.
Several spelling errors
in each paragraph.
Difficult to read.
Usually uses general
words with few
descriptive phrases or
details.
Repeats the same type
of sentence or type of
subject frequently.
Writing is mechanical
without interest for
writer or reader.