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FINAL ELA Text-based Writing Rubrics, Grades 6–11: Informative/Explanatory

Florida Standards Assessments

Grades 6-11

Informative/Explanatory Text-based Writing Rubric

(Score points within each domain include most of the characteristics below.)

Score

Purpose, Focus, and Organization

Evidence and Elaboration

Conventions of Standard English

(4-point Rubric)

(2-point Rubric begins at score point 2)

The response is fully sustained and consistently

The response provides thorough and convincing support,

focused within the purpose, audience, and task; and

citing evidence for the controlling idea or main idea that

it has a clear controlling idea and effective

includes the effective use of sources, facts, and details. The

organizational structure creating coherence and

response includes most of the following:



completeness. The response includes most of the

Smoothly integrated, thorough, and relevant evidence,

following:

including precise references to sources



Strongly maintained controlling idea with little or

Effective use of a variety of elaborative techniques

no loosely related material

(including but not limited to definitions, quotations,



Skillful use of a variety of transitional strategies

and examples), demonstrating an understanding of

to clarify the relationships between and among

the topic and text



ideas

Clear and effective expression of ideas, using precise



Logical progression of ideas from beginning to

language



end with a satisfying introduction and conclusion

Academic and domain-specific vocabulary clearly



Appropriate style and objective tone established

appropriate for the audience and purpose



and maintained

Varied sentence structure, demonstrating language

facility

The response is adequately sustained and generally

The response provides adequate support, citing evidence

focused within the purpose, audience, and task; and

for the controlling idea or main idea that includes the use

it has a clear controlling idea and evident

of sources, facts, and details. The response includes most

organizational structure with a sense of

of the following:



completeness. The response includes most of the

Generally integrated and relevant evidence from

following:

sources, though references may be general or



Maintained controlling idea, though some

imprecise



loosely related material may be present

Adequate use of some elaborative techniques



Adequate use of a variety of transitional

Adequate expression of ideas, employing a mix of

strategies to clarify the relationships between

precise and general language



and among ideas

Domain-specific vocabulary generally appropriate for



Adequate progression of ideas from beginning to

the audience and purpose



end with a sufficient introduction and conclusion

Some variation in sentence structure



Appropriate style and objective tone established

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UPDATED OCTOBER 2014

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