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MSAA

MSAA Writing Grades 3-5

Multi-State Alternate Assessment rubric for writing for students with significant cognitive disabilities in grades 3-5

English

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

8 points

Rubric Details

Standard: MSAA
Subject: English
Grade Level: 3-5
Total Points: 8
Criteria: 2 categories
Assignment Type: essay

Rubric Criteria

Criteria	Level 4(4 pts)	Level 3(3 pts)	Level 2(2 pts)	Level 1(1 pt)	No Response(0 pts)
Ideas/Content Development of ideas related to the topic	Communicates ideas that are clearly related to the topic with appropriate supporting details or examples	Communicates ideas related to the topic with some supporting details	Communicates ideas that are partially related to the topic; limited details	Attempts to communicate ideas; may be off topic	No communicative attempt
Conventions/Language Use of language conventions appropriate to the student ability level	Uses language conventions (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar) with few errors that do not interfere with meaning	Uses language conventions with some errors; meaning is generally clear	Uses language conventions with frequent errors; meaning may be unclear	Shows emerging use of conventions	No evidence of convention use