Informative(Research)WritingScoringGuide

7thgradeScore________
StudentName:____________________

10 8 7 6
Effectivebeginning,
middle,end
welldeveloped
thesisstatement
hook
resolutionhighlights
significanceoftopic

Hasabeginning,middle
andend
resolutionrestates
importantideas
Hasevidenceofa
beginning,middleand
end
beginningandend
sentenceonly
Lacksevidenceofbeginning,
middleandend
extremelybrief
Appropriate
paragraphingorused
headings/subheadings
Usesparagraphing Showsevidenceof
paragraphingindented
Lacksevidenceofparagraphing
Progressesinalogical
order
Generallyprogressesina
logicalorder
Maynotprogressina
logicalorder
offtoagoodstart,but
fades
Doesnotprogressinlogical
orderandofftopic
Allsourcesarecorrectly
citedusing
parentheticalswithinthe
text
Mostsourcesarecited
correctlywithinthetext
Sourcesaregiven
credit,butmaynotbe
citedcorrectlywithin
thetext
Usedfactualinformationfrom
ownbackgroundknowledgeand
bookspreviouslyreadwithinthe
text
Fewerrorsingrammar,
spelling,capitalization,
punctuationincluding
bibliography
Errorsingrammar,
spelling,capitalization
andpunctuationarenot
distracting(including
bibliography)
Errorsingrammar,
spelling,capitalization
&punctuationmaybe
distracting(including
bibliography)
Containsmanyerrorsin
grammar,spelling,
capitalizationandpunctuation
(includingbibliography)
Effectiveuseofwriting
techniques
imagery,metaphors,
anecdotes,comparisons
Useswritingtechniques Mayusewriting
techniques
Doesnotusewriting
techniques
Clearandvaried
sentencestructures
Clearsentencesand
showsomevariety
Generallyclear,but
lacksvariety
Unclearsentencesandlacks
variety
Specific,relevantand
varieddetails
facts,quotes,examples,
definitions
Specificandrelevant
details
Somedetailsarenot
relevant
Lacksdetails
Preciseandvivid
language
formaltone
domainspecificand/or
technicalvocabulary
Languageisusually
precise
Mayuseimprecise
language
Usesimpreciselanguage
Effectivecohesive
devices
transitions,synonyms
repetition,pronouns
Mayusecohesive
devicestoleadreader
fromonetopictothenext
Attimesisawkward
andlackscohesion,
andreaderhas
difficultyfollowing
Isawkward,lackscohesion,
anddifficultforthereaderto
follow

Informative(Research)WritingScoringGuide
7thgradeScore________
StudentName:____________________