SSR

WRITING PROMPT RUBRIC

5 4 3 2 1
Depth of Demonstrate a Demonstrate a Demonstrate a Demonstrate a Demonstrate little or
reflection conscious and thoughtful basic limited no understanding of
thorough understanding understanding understanding the writing prompt
understanding of of the writing of the writing of the writing and subject matter.
the writing prompt prompt and the prompt and the prompt and This reflection needs
and the subject subject matter. subject matter. subject matter. revision.
matter. This reflection
This reflection can needs revision.
be used as an
example for other
students.
Use of textual Use specific and Use relevant Use examples Use incomplete No examples from
evidence and convincing examples from from the text to or vaguely the text are used and
historical examples from the the texts studied support most developed claims made in your
context texts studied to to support claims in your examples to own writing are
support claims in claims in your writing with only partially unsupported and
your own writing, own writing, some support claims irrelevant to the
making insightful making connections with no topic at hand.
and applicable applicable made between connections
connections connections texts. made between
between texts. between texts. texts.
Language use Use stylistically Use language Use basic but Use language Use language that is
sophisticated that is fluent and appropriate that is vague or unsuitable for the
language that is original, with language, with a imprecise for audience and
precise and evident a sense basic sense of the audience or purpose, with little
engaging, with of voice, voice, some purpose, with or no awareness of
notable sense of awareness of awareness of little sense of sentence structure.
voice, awareness of audience and audience and voice, and a
audience and purpose, and the purpose and limited
purpose, and ability to vary some attempt to awareness of
varied sentence sentence vary sentence how to vary
structure. structure. structure. sentence
structure.
Conventions Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate little or
control of the control of the partial control of limited control of no control of the
conventions with conventions, the conventions, the conventions, conventions, making
essentially no exhibiting exhibiting exhibiting comprehension almost
errors, even with occasional occasional frequent errors impossible.
sophisticated errors only errors that do that make
language. when using not hinder comprehension
sophisticated comprehension. difficult.
language.

Vuong-Dac-Rubrics-SSR Writing/Adapted from “Reflective Writing Rubric” readwritethink.org