WRITING RUBRIC – PRE- TO UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
PLEASE CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE MARK FOR EACH ASSESSMENT ITEM.
Assessment Item Marks
Thesis Statement + Topic Sentences for each Main Body 1 2 3 4 5
Paragraph
Structure
Two or three main ideas and enough Supporting
1 2 3 4 5
Sentences
Summing up main ideas + giving own opinion,
recommendation, warning, making prediction etc. 1 2 3 4 5
Grammar, Spelling and Vocabulary 1 2 3 4 5
Language
Word Order and Sentence Structure 1 2 3 4 5
Length of Essay/Number of Words 1 2 3 4 5
Main Ideas 1 2 3 4 5
Quality
Explanations, Clarifications, and Examples 1 2 3 4 5
Overall Reasoning 1 2 3 4 5
Total Marks /45
Total Marks divided by 3: /15
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