UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA Grade

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

RUBRIC FOR WRITING TASK 1 NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH
LEVEL 4, 2017-1
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Criteria EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD INSUFICIENT NEEDS WORK

Grade: 5 Grade: 4 Grade: 3 Grade: 2 Grade: 1
TASK FULFILMENT The topic sentence is clearly identifiable and The topic sentence is clearly identifiable. The topic sentence is somehow identifiable. The topic sentence is not identifiable. There is no topic sentence
Topic sentence engages the readers attention. There are enough details to narrate the story. Details are somehow sufficient and Details are insufficient and/ or There are not details
Body (detail sentences) Details are sufficient and appropriate to narrate The conclusion is strong and restates the topic appropriate. inappropriate and dont tell a story. There is no conclusion
Conclusion the story. sentence An attempt was made to conclude, but it is The closing sentence is very weak,
25% The conclusion is strong and it clearly restates The conclusion is accurate and summarizes the somehow unclear, incorrectly placed or unclear and incorrectly placed, and is
the topic sentence paragraph text. does not relate to the topic. not restated in the topic sentence.
The concluding sentence successfully 1.0 0.75 The task is not narrative. 0.25
summarizes the text. 1.25 The task does not relate to the given
topic. 0.5
Focuses on one very clear main event along Focuses on a clear event along the text with a The main event is understandable but not The main event is confusing and not well- The main event is almost impossible to
the text with an outstanding organization. good organization. very elaborated and is somewhat organized understand.
COHERENCE AND There are at least three details effectively Three details are placed in a logical order and the organized. The details are placed in an illogical order. Three details are not presented and do not
COHESION placed in a logical order. way they are presented adequately. Three details are placed and they limited Ideas are not linked accurately. effectively support the main event.
Links ideas accurately with cohesive devices. Links ideas with cohesive devices. support the main event. 0.4 Ideas are not linked.
20% 1.0 0.8 Links ideas somehow with cohesive devices.
0.6 0.2
Uses a great variety of vocabulary including Uses a variety of vocabulary, including new Shows adequate and related vocabulary Shows limited vocabulary which is not Vocabulary is extremely limited.
VOCABULARY new words and expressions related to the task. words and expressions related to the task. which occasionally may be repetitive. related to the task assigned. Does not use related vocabulary and
Vocabulary is highly related to the topic. Vocabulary is related to the topic. Vocabulary is somehow related to the topic. Vocabulary is poorly related to the expressions throughout the paragraph.
20% The choice of the words seems accurate, Word choice is occasionally used inaccurately The paragraph shows imprecise word topic Shows repetitive L1 interference.
natural and not forced. or seems overdone. usage that distorts the text content. The paragraph shows limited
vocabulary that does not communicate
1.0 0.8 0.6 strongly or capture the reader's interest.
0.4
0.2
GRAMMAR There is high effective use of grammar Expresses ideas with an appropriate sentence There is evident misuse of grammar There is substantial misuse of grammar Grammar structure use is
structures. structure. structures. structures. noticeably incorrect.
20% Expresses ideas with a remarkable sentence Uses the tenses required for the task with a Some of the tenses used are done in The ideas in the paragraph are not done Grammatical errors break the
structure. few mistakes. a faulty way. with the tenses required for this task. message.
Uses the tenses required for the task Some of the tenses used are 0.4 0.2
appropriately 1 0.8 inappropriate for the task 0.6

MECHANICS Spelling is appropriately used overall in the Spells with a few errors that do not interfere Makes errors in spelling that somehow Makes errors in spelling that interfere Spells inappropriately, breaking the
(Capitalization, Spelling, writing. with the message. interfere with the message. with the message. message.
Punctuation) Punctuates appropriately and avoids run-on Uses punctuation, but some punctuation Punctuates, but sometimes alternates Punctuation is not correctly used. Punctuation is omitted.
sentences. marks are not used appropriately. periods and commas leading to run-on There are repetitive errors in Capitalization is omitted.
15% Capitalizes words appropriately. Most of the times capitalizes words correctly. sentences. capitalization.
Sometimes capitalizes words correctly.
0.3 0.15
0.75 0.6
0.45