CREATIVE WRITING RUBRIC Name: _______________________________________
20 MARKS Comprehension: Understanding & Responding to Texts (Knowledge/Understanding)
20 MARKS Literacy Connections & Applications (Thinking/Inquiry)
20 MARKS Composition: Expressing Ideas & Creative Texts (Communication & Application)
Objectives Below Level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
(0-49%) (50-59%) (60-69%) (70-79%) (80-100%)
Knowledge/ Assignment shows Assignment shows Assignment shows Assignment shows Assignment shows
Understanding very limited or no minimal adequate good understanding exceptional
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the of the work being understanding of the
work being studied work being studied work being studied studied work being studied
/20
Thinking/Inquiry Shows very little Shows limited Shows adequate Shows considerable Shows exceptional
imagination imagination imagination imagination imagination
Has very few original Has a limited number Has some original Has a considerable Has an exceptional
/20 ideas of original ideas ideas amount of original amount of original
ideas ideas
Communication Ideas are expressed Ideas are expressed Ideas are expressed Ideas are expressed Ideas are expressed
poorly, with very poorly, with limited adequately, with well, with exceptionally well,
limited clarity clarity some clarity considerable clarity with a very high
/10
degree of clarity
Application Poor use of language- Limited use of Adequate use of Good use of Exceptional use of
spelling, grammar, & language- spelling, language- spelling, language- spelling, language- spelling,
punctuation, which is grammar, & grammar, & grammar, & grammar, &
distracting to the punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation- very few
reader & interferes or no errors
/10 with the clear
communication of
ideas
Uses the proper
Does not use the Uses the proper Uses the proper Uses the proper format exceptionally
proper format format in a basic way format adequately format well well