EXPOSITORY AND CURSIVE WRITING ASSESSMENT

Objective: Students will write legibly in cursive.

Grade Level: 5

Standard: 4 WRITING: Processes and Features

Students discuss and keep a list of ideas for writing. They use graphic organizers. Students write
clear, coherent, and focused essays. Students’ progress through the stages of the writing
process and proofread, edit, and revise writing

Standard: 5 WRITING: Applications

Through the exploration of different types of writing and the characteristics of each, students
become proficient at narrative (stories), expository (informational), descriptive (sensory),
persuasive (emotional appeal), argumentative (logical defense), and technical writing. Writing
demonstrates an awareness of the audience (intended reader) and purpose for writing.

Assignment: Write an expository essay about what you are planning to do this summer.

Include the following instructions when writing your descriptive essay.

 Create a beginning, middle and end to your essay writing at least four
paragraphs.
 Describe your situation with a setting, plot, and a conclusion.
 Use descriptive words to make your writing interesting…your readers
should be able to visualize what you write.
 Write your essay in legible cursive writing.
 Use correct spelling of word choices.
 Proofread your writing making sure to use correct sentence structure.
 Edit and rewrite your essay using the following rubric as a guide.
 Rubric for Expository Essays
3 = Excellent
Clear thought of situation
Ideas/Content
with setting, plot, and keeps
focus on subject.
Clear introduction, body,
Organization
and conclusion with
(beginning, middle, supporting details in each
and end) paragraph.
Required length of writing.
Clear use of expository
Word choice
words both visually and
accurately. Keeps reader’s
attention.
Proper use of sentence
structure with correct
Sentence Structure capitalization and
punctuation.
Writing is legible throughout
Cursive Writing
the entire essay.
(legibility)
All words are spelled
Spelling
correctly.
RSVP Characteristics
Kind of Reliability
Assessment
Students will be
Authentic assessed
Assessment: consistently by
Stranded guidelines set in
Descriptive Essay expository writing
rubric including
writing legibly.
2 = Adequate 1 = Minimal Score
General thought with No clear topic with
situation with setting and plot situation with no clear plot
and keeps some focus on or setting.
subject.
Contains introduction, body, No writing organization.
and conclusion but has few Paragraphs have no
supporting details in each supporting details. Does
paragraph. Adequate length not meet length
of writing. requirement.
General use of words that are Poor word choice/ hard to
adequate but sometimes understand what is
loses the reader’s attention. written.
Adequate use of sentence Poor sentence structure
construction with some errors with improper use of
in capitalization and capitalization and
punctuation. punctuation.
Writing is legible throughout Writing is not legible in the
most of the essay. essay.
Most words are spelled There are several spelling
correctly. errors.
FINAL SCORE
Standardization Validity Practicality
The descriptive The length of the No special
writing exercise is expository essay materials are
standardized for measures many required, and
all students with writing skills students can be
the objective of including writing assessed on
writing the essay the essay legibly. writing legibly at
legibly. one time.