NH SAS Informational/Explanatory Grades 6-8
New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System rubric for informational/explanatory writing for grades 6-8
English
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
16 points
Rubric Details
- Standard
- NH SAS
- Subject
- English
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Total Points
- 16
- Criteria
- 4 categories
- Assignment Type
- essay
Rubric Criteria
Criteria | Exceeds(4 pts) | Meets(3 pts) | Approaching(2 pts) | Beginning(1 pt) | No Evidence(0 pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Development/Elaboration How well the writing develops the topic with relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples | Thoroughly develops topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples | Adequately develops topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or examples appropriate to audience knowledge | Partially develops topic with limited facts, definitions, details, or examples; may include some irrelevant information | Minimally develops topic with few facts, details, or examples; may include mostly irrelevant information | No evidence of development |
Organization How well the writing is organized using clear introduction, logical structure, transitions, and conclusion | Effectively introduces topic; organizes ideas and information using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, cause/effect; uses varied transitions; provides articulate concluding section | Introduces topic; organizes ideas logically; uses appropriate transitions to clarify relationships; provides adequate concluding section | Introduces topic; some organizational structure; limited use of transitions; weak conclusion | Weak introduction; lacks organization; few or no transitions; missing or incomplete conclusion | No discernible organization |
Language/Style Use of precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, formal style, and varied sentence patterns | Uses precise language and domain-specific vocabulary; establishes and maintains formal style and objective tone; uses varied sentence patterns effectively | Uses appropriate language and vocabulary; maintains formal style; uses adequate sentence variety | Uses basic language; inconsistent style; limited sentence variety | Uses vague language; informal style; little sentence variety | No evidence of appropriate language or style |
Conventions Command of grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling | Demonstrates strong command of conventions; few if any errors | Demonstrates adequate command of conventions; some errors do not interfere with meaning | Demonstrates partial command; errors sometimes interfere with meaning | Demonstrates limited command; frequent errors interfere with meaning | No command of conventions |
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