Teacher Created Assessment
| Excellent (4) | Good (3) | Developing (2) | Needs Improvement (1) | Score | |
| Writing Process | Use of web in which main idea is at center and supporting points extend; edited rough draft has all errors circled and corrected; final draft makes use of all corrections made in rough draft and is free of spelling or grammatical errors. | Use of web in which main idea is at center and supporting points extend; edited rough draft has most errors circled and corrected; final draft makes use of most corrections made in rough draft and has few spelling or grammatical errors. | Attempted use of web, but main idea and supporting points are not clear; attempted editing rough draft, but most errors are not circled and corrected; final draft has several spelling and grammatical errors. | Did not complete one or more steps of the writing process (web, rough draft, edited draft, final draft); steps that were completed were unclear and needed more work; very difficult to follow steps taken to complete assignment. | ______________ |
| Sentence Structure | First letter of all sentences capitalized; all proper nouns capitalized; correct punctuation used in every sentence; varied sentence beginnings throughout paragraph. | First letter of all sentences capitalized; most proper nouns capitalized; correct punctuation used in most sentences; varied sentence beginnings used sometimes throughout paragraph. | First letter of most sentences capitalized; some proper nouns capitalized; correct punctuation used in some sentences; varied sentence beginnings not used throughout paragraph. | First letter of some sentences capitalized; proper nouns not capitalized; lacks proper use of punctuation; sentence beginnings same throughout paragraph. | _______________ |
| Paragraph Structure | Paragraph indented; clear topic sentence, support sentences, and closure. | Paragraph indented; at least two of three aspects of paragraph structure clear (topic sentence, support sentences, closure). | Paragraph not indented; at least one of three aspects of paragraph structure clear (topic sentence, support sentences, closure). | Paragraph not indented; cannot identify which sentences are topic, support, or closure. | _______________ |