Kindergarten Opinion Writing Rubric

Students Name: ___________________________

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Language Score: ____

Foundational Skills Score: ____

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Standards

R.F.1
Foundation
al Skills

R.F.2

R.F.3
R.F.4

Demonstrate an understanding of
the organization and basic features
of print.
Demonstrate understanding of
spoken words, syllables, and
sounds (phonemes).
Know and apply grade-level phonics
and word analysis in decoding
words.
Read with sufficient accuracy and
fluency to support comprehension.
Standards

Writing
W.1

Language
Convention
s

Use a combination of drawing,

dictating, and writing to compose
informative/explanatory texts in
which they name what they are
writing about and supply some
information about the topic.
Standards

L.1

L.2
L.4

Date:

Demonstrate command of the

conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when writing
or speaking.
Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
Determine of clarify the meaning of
unknown and multiple-meaning
words and phrases based on
kindergarten reading and contexts.

Writing Score:

N/A

1
(04)

2
(58)

3
(9-12)

4
(1316)

N/A

1
(01)

2
(2)

3
(3)

4
(4)

N/A

1
(15)

2
(610)

3
(1115)

4
(1620)

With guidance and support from

adults, explore word relationships
and nuances in word meaning.
Use words and phrases acquired
through conversations, reading ad
being read to, and responding to
texts.

L.5

L.6

Foundational Skills
Standard

1
Below Basic
Student has
one of the
following:

2
Basic
Student has
any two of the
following:

3
Proficient
Student does
any three of
the following:

4
Mastered

Student does all of

Writes
Writes
Writes
the following:
words
words
words
Demonstrate
going from
going from
going from
Writes words
an
left to right
left to right
left to right
going from left to
understandi
Uses
Uses
Uses
right
ng of the
groups of
groups of
groups of
Uses groups of
organization
letters to
letters to
letters to
and the
letters to
represent
represent
represent
basic
represent words
words
words
words
features of
Uses spaces

Uses

Uses

Uses
print.
between words
spaces
spaces
spaces
Knows upper and
between
between
between
lower case letters
words
words
words
Knows upper
Knows upper
Knows upper
and lower case and lower case and lower case
letters
letters
letters

Writing
Standard

1
Below Basic

2
Basic

3
Proficient

4
Mastered

Use a
combination of
drawing,
dictating, and
writing to
compose opinion
pieces in which
they tell a reader
the topic or the
name of the book
they are writing
about and state
an opinion or
preference about
the topic or book

Student does any

one of the
following:

Student does any

two of the
following:

Student does all

of the following:

Names topic
or title of
book.
Gives an
opinion or
preference
Writes using a
combination
of writing,
drawing, and
dictating.

Names topic
or title of
book.
Gives an
opinion or
preference
Writes using a
combination
of writing,
drawing, and
dictating.

Names topic
or title of
book.
Gives an
opinion or
preference
Writes using a
combination
of writing,
drawing, and
dictating.

Student does
all of the
following:

Names
topic or
title of
book.
Gives an
opinion or
preference
Writes
using
letters

Language
1
Below Basic

2
Basic

3
Proficient

4
Mastered

Student does any

one of the
following:

Student does
any two of the
following:

Student does
any three of the
following:

Student does all

of the following:

Prints capital
and lower
case letters.
Uses nouns
and verbs in
a sentence.
Adds letters
(s, es, etc)
to make
plural nouns
Produces

Standard
Demonstrate
command of
the
conventions of
standard
English
grammar and
usage when
writing or
speaking.

Prints capital
and lower case
letters.
Uses nouns
and verbs in a
sentence.
Adds letters (s,
es, etc) to
make plural
nouns
Produces

Prints capital
and lower
case letters.
Uses nouns
and verbs in
a sentence.
Adds letters
(s, es, etc)
to make
plural nouns
Produces

Prints capital
and lower
case letters.
Uses nouns
and verbs in
a sentence.
Adds letters
(s, es, etc)
to make
plural nouns
Produces
complete

complete
sentences.
Student does any
one of the
following:
Demonstrate
command of
the
conventions of
standard
English
capitalization,
punctuation,
and spelling
when writing.

Capitalizes
first word in a
sentence and
pronoun I
Recognizes
when to use
end
punctuation
Matches
letters to the
correct sounds
Spells words
phonetically

Student does one

of the following:

Determine or
clarify the
meaning of
unknown and
multiplemeaning
words and
phrases based
on
kindergarten
reading and
content.

Uses words
with same or
opposite
meaning
(synonyms
and antonyms)
Uses verbs
with similar
meaning ( run,
jog)
Uses words
appropriately
or correctly
Uses
beginning and
endings of
words to find
meaning (-ed,
-s, re-, un-,
pre-, -ful, -less)

complete
sentences.
Student does
any two of the
following:

complete
sentences.
Student does
any three of the
following:

Capitalizes
first word in
a sentence
and pronoun
I
Recognizes
when to use
end
punctuation
Matches
letters to the
correct
sounds
Spells words
phonetically
Student does
any two of the
following:

Uses words
with same or
opposite
meaning
(synonyms
and
antonyms)
Uses verbs
with similar
meaning
( run, jog)
Uses words
appropriately
or correctly
Uses
beginning
and endings
of words to
find meaning
(-ed, -s, re-,
un-, pre-,
-ful, -less)

Capitalizes
first word in
a sentence
and pronoun
I
Recognizes
when to use
end
punctuation
Matches
letters to the
correct
sounds
Spells words
phonetically
Student does
any three of the
following:

Uses words
with same or
opposite
meaning
(synonyms
and
antonyms)
Uses verbs
with similar
meaning
( run, jog)
Uses words
appropriately
or correctly
Uses
beginning
and endings
of words to
find meaning
(-ed, -s, re-,
un-, pre-,
-ful, -less)

sentences.
Student does all
of the following:

Capitalizes
first word in
a sentence
and pronoun
I
Recognizes
when to use
end
punctuation
Matches
letters to the
correct
sounds
Spells words
phonetically

Student does all

of the following:

Uses words
with same or
opposite
meaning
(synonyms
and
antonyms)
Uses verbs
with similar
meaning
( run, jog)
Uses words
appropriately
or correctly
Uses
beginning
and endings
of words to
find meaning
(-ed, -s, re-,
un-, pre-,
-ful, -less)