CATEGORY

Research
information on
a given topic
and verbally
present this to
the class
Grammar &
spelling
(conventions)

Excellent
Student shows
extensive
research from a
variation of
sources.

Sentences &
Paragraphs

Year 4: History

Good
Student shows
sufficient
research from 24 sources.

Satisfactory
Student shows
little research
from 1-2 sources.

Limited
Student shows no
evidence of
research.

Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2

errors in
errors in
grammar or
grammar and/or
spelling.
spelling.

Writer makes 3-4

errors in
grammar and/or
spelling

Writer makes
more than 4
errors in
grammar and/or
spelling.

Sentences and
paragraphs are
complete, well
constructed and
of varied
structure.

Most sentences
are complete and
well constructed.
Paragraphing
needs some
work.

Many sentence
fragments or runon sentences OR
paragraphing
needs lots of
work.

All sentences are

complete and
well constructed.
Paragraphing is
generally done
well.

Marking Rubric