Opinion/ Argument Rubric, Grade K Name__________________________________ Date__________________Final Score________________
Focus/
Opinion
4
(Above Grade Level)
 Responds with all statements
related to the prompt
3
(At Grade Level)
 Responds with all
statements, phrases,
and/or drawing(s) related
to the prompt
2
(Approaching Grade Level)
 Responds with most
statements, phrases, and/or
drawing(s) related to the
prompt
1
(Below Grade Level)
 Responds with some or no statements,
phrases, and/or drawing(s) related to
the prompt
 Identifies opinion in topic
sentence
 Identifies opinion in a
phrase or sentence
 Identifies opinion in a
student-dictated phrase or
sentence
 Identifies opinion in drawing(s) or not
at all
 Supplies a reason for the opinion
 Identifies opinion clearly
______x2 = _______
*CCSS: W – 1
Organization
______x2 = _______
*CCSS: W – 1
 Provides some sense of closure
 Prints all upper and lower case
letters correctly
LanguageConventions of
Grammar and Usage
______x1 = _______
 Demonstrates mastery of proper
spacing between all words and
word placement on the lines
*CCSS: L – 1a
 Capitalizes correctly and
consistently with no errors: first
word in a
sentence, “I,” and proper nouns
Language – Conventions
of Capitalization,
Punctuation, and
Spelling
______x1 = _______
*CCSS: L – 2, a-d
 Uses end punctuation
consistently and correctly
 Uses conventional spelling for
words with common spelling
patterns
 Spells irregular and/or highfrequency words correctly
 Prints many upper and
lower case letters
correctly
 Demonstrates proficiency
of proper spacing
between most words and
word placement on the
lines
 Capitalizes correctly and
consistently with a minor
error: first word in a
sentence and the pronoun
“I”
 Uses end punctuation
inconsistently but
correctly
 Writes letters for most
consonant and shortvowel sounds
 Spells simple words
phonetically
 Identifies an opinion that
may be unclear
 Identifies opinion that is off-topic or
missing
 Prints some upper and lower
case letters correctly
 Prints few upper and lower case letters
correctly
 Demonstrates some
proficiency of proper
spacing between words and
word placement on the lines
 Demonstrates little to no proficiency of
proper spacing between words and
word placement on the lines
 Capitalizes correctly and
consistently with some
errors: first word in a
sentence and the pronoun
“I”
 Capitalizes incorrectly with many errors
 Uses end punctuation
inconsistently and
incorrectly
 Does not use end punctuation
 Writes letters with little to no
sound/spelling correspondence of
consonants and short vowels
 Spells few to no simple words
phonetically
 Inconsistently writes letters
for consonant and shortvowel sounds
 Spells some simple words
phonetically
*CCSS – Common Core State Standards alignment ( “Writing strand, “L” = Language strand)
Range
1 - 4 is a final score of 1
5 – 9 is a final score of 2
10 -14 is a final score of 3
14 -18 is a final score of 4
Informative/Explanatory, Grade K Name__________________________________ Date__________________Final Score________________
4
(Above Grade Level)
Focus/
Opinion
3
(At Grade Level)
2
(Approaching Grade Level)
1
(Below Grade Level)
 Responds with all statements
related to the prompt
 Responds with all
statements, phrases,
and/or drawing(s)
related to the prompt
 Responds with most
statements, phrases,
and/or drawing(s) related
to the prompt
 Responds with some or no
statements, phrases, and/or
drawing(s) related to the prompt
 Identifies topic in
introductory sentence
 Identifies topic about
which they are writing
 Identifies opinion in drawing(s) or
not at all
 Supplies some facts about the
topic
 Supplies some
information about the
topic
 Identifies topic about
which they are writing in a
student-dictated phrase
or sentence
 Attempts to supply some
information but may be
unrelated to topic
 Prints many upper and
lower case letters
correctly
 Prints some upper and
lower case letters
correctly
 Prints few upper and lower case
letters correctly
 Demonstrates
proficiency of proper
spacing between most
words and word
placement on the lines
 Demonstrates some
proficiency of proper
spacing between words
and word placement on
the lines
 Capitalizes correctly
and consistently with a
minor error: first word
in a sentence and the
pronoun “I”
 Uses end punctuation
 Writes letters for most
consonant and shortvowel sounds
 Spells simple words
phonetically
 Capitalizes correctly and
consistently with some
errors: first word in a
sentence and the
pronoun “I”
 Uses end punctuation
incorrectly
 Inconsistently writes
letters for consonant and
short-vowel sounds
 Spells some simple words
phonetically
______x2 = _______
*CCSS: W – 2
Organization
______x2 = _______
*CCSS: W – 2
LanguageConventions of
Grammar and Usage
______x1 = _______
*CCSS: L – 1a
Language – Conventions
of Capitalization,
Punctuation, and
Spelling
______x1 = _______
*CCSS: L – 2, a-d
 Provides some sense of
closure
 Prints all upper and lower
case letters correctly
 Demonstrates mastery of
proper spacing between all
words and word placement
on the lines
 Capitalizes correctly and
consistently with no errors:
first word in a
sentence, “I,” and proper
nouns
 Uses end punctuation
correctly
 Uses conventional spelling for
words with common spelling
patterns
 Spells irregular and/or highfrequency words correctly
 Supplies no information about topic
 Demonstrates little to no
proficiency of proper spacing
between words and word
placement on the lines
 Capitalizes incorrectly with many
errors
 Does not use end punctuation
 Writes letters with little to no
sound/spelling correspondence of
consonants and short vowels
 Spells few to no simple words
phonetically
CCSS – Common Core State Standards alignment ( “Writing strand, “L” = Language strand)
Range
1-4 is a final score of 1
5 – 9 is a final score of 2
10 -14 is a final score of 3
14 - 18 is a final score of 4
Narrative Rubric, Grade K Name__________________________________ Date__________________Final Score________________
Focus/Setting
____x2= ____
CCSS: W – 3
Organization/P
lot
4
(Above Grade Level)
3
(At Grade Level)
2
(Approaching Grade Level)
1
(Below Grade Level)
 Establishes a well-elaborated piece of
writing to narrate a single event or several
linked events
 Uses a combination of drawing,
dictating, and writing to narrate a single
event or several loosely linked events
 Attempts to use a combination of
drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate
a single event. Missing information
provides confusion.
 Uses drawing and dictating to
narrate a single event.
 Uses temporal words to signal event order
 Tells about events in the order in which
the occurred
 Events are present but may not be in the
order of which they occurred
 No events are present
 Includes details to describe a reaction to
what happened
 Provides a reaction to what happened

 Provides no reaction to what
happened
 Prints all upper and lower case letters
correctly
 Prints many upper and lower case
letters correctly
 Prints some upper and lower case letters
correctly
 Prints few upper and lower case
letters correctly
 Demonstrates mastery of proper spacing
between all words and word placement
on the lines
 Demonstrates proficiency of proper
spacing between most words and word
placement on the lines
 Demonstrates some proficiency of proper
spacing between words and word
placement on the lines
 Demonstrates little to no
proficiency of proper spacing
between words and word
placement on the lines
 Capitalizes correctly and consistently with
no errors: first word in a
sentence, “I,” and proper nouns
 Capitalizes correctly and consistently
with a minor error: first word in a
sentence and the pronoun “I”
 Uses end punctuation
 Capitalizes correctly and consistently with
some errors: first word in a sentence and
the pronoun “I”
 Uses end punctuation incorrectly
 Capitalizes incorrectly with many
errors
 Does not use end punctuation
 Writes letters for most consonant and
short-vowel sounds
 Inconsistently writes letters for consonant
and short-vowel sounds
___X 2=____
CCSS:W – 3
Narrative
Techniques
Provides an inappropriate or confusing
reaction to what happened
____X 2 =___
CCSS: W - 3
LanguageConventions of
Grammar and
Usage
___x 1 =_____
CCSS: L – 1a
Language –
Conventions of
Capitalization,
Punctuation,
and
Spelling
 Uses end punctuation correctly
 Uses conventional spelling for words with
common spelling patterns
____ x 1= ____
CCSS: L – 2, a-d
 Spells irregular and/or high-frequency
words correctly
 Spells simple words phonetically
 Spells some simple words phonetically
 Writes letters with little to no
sound/spelling correspondence
of consonants and short vowels
 Spells few to no simple words
phonetically
*CCSS – Common Core State Standards alignment (“W” = Writing strand; “L”= Language strand)
Range
1-8 is a final score of 1
9-16 is a final score of 2
17-24 is a final score of 3
25-32 is a final score of 4