Rubric for Questions Group
Criteria 0 Far Below 1 Below Expectations
Expectations
Claim & No claim present Attempts to establish a
or evidence claim that is unclear or
Support present disconnected from the
topic; or does not answer
each question. Includes
almost no evidence from
the text; evidence is based
on personal experience or
unconnected sources.
Development No development Attempts to explain some
present connections between
evidence and claim in an
unclear or disconnected
way.
Conventions Writing is Attempts to use some
incomprehensible. English conventions, though
errors frequently inhibit
reader’s comprehension.
Uses informal language and
tone.
2 Approaching 3 Meets 4 Exceeds
Expectations Expectations Expectations
Establishes a claim to Establishes a clear and Establishes a credible
answer each question plausible claim to and convincing claim
that needs more answer each question. to answer each
development. Refers Cites mostly strong question. Cites
to some evidence from evidence that supports sufficient and relevant
the text that loosely or the claim. evidence to fully
vaguely supports the support the claim.
claim.
Explains the Clearly explains the Analyzes the relevance
connection between connections between and strength of the
some evidence and the the selected evidence evidence in supporting
claim; some and the claim. the claim.
explanations revolve
around personal
feelings rather than
analysis.
Demonstrates some Demonstrates a Demonstrates a strong
command of English working command of command of English
conventions with some English conventions conventions with few,
errors that inhibit with some errors that minor errors. Uses
reader’s do not inhibit reader’s language and tone that
comprehension. Uses comprehension. Uses are appropriate to
language and tone language and tone that audience and purpose.
that are inconsistently are academic.
academic or
inconsistently
 appropriate for
audience and purpose.