Common Writing

Rubrics
Why use Rubrics?

Makes assessment of student work

efficient, consistent and objective.

Rubrics
provide students with a clear
understanding of what is expected of them.

Rubrics
assist in developing
metacognitive skills
Students analyze their own work and process to
see how it matches up with the standard
Why Concentrate on Writing?

Writing is the most

important indicator for
success on the SBAC

Writing is one of the

foundational skills of
college Readiness

Good writing skills

allow students to
communicate with
clarity and ease
What is the goal?

Students will understand that good writing

requires the same elements regardless of in
which class they are doing the writing.

Students will gain familiarity with the same

rubrics that will be used to grade them in
high school.

To
standardize the way we grade writing
assignments across the content areas.
What Common Writing
Rubrics?

Informational- Explanatory

Narrative

Argumentative

Lets do a little brainstorming!

How can these Rubrics make
your job easier?

Backwards design:

Rubics state what

students are expected
to learn and be able
to do

Teacher can proceeds

backward to create
lessons that achieve
those desired goals.
Rubric Activity

Lets take these rubrics for a test spin!

Break into content area groups

Decide which writing rubric will be used with the
writing example your group is given.
10-15 minutes grading the assignment on your
own
10-15 minutes share scores with group, discuss
disparities/inconsistancies between grades
generated.
Why did these disparities occur?
How to standardize in your specific content area?
Activity Debriefing

How effective was the rubric you

used?

Were there any problems or

inconsistencies in grading across
group members?

What are some

negatives/positives?
How to incorporate the rubric
grade into your grading system
Some assignments
may be worth more or
less points in your
3/4
class depending on Standards based
the type and length. grade
Grade writing
assignments with
both rubric points
(standards based) and 80%

the actual grade for Class grade

your class.
How will we keep track of
rubrics use?

Color in one block each

time you use a rubric.

Inside colored Block

Put a N, R or A
specifying which rubric
was used.

Each quarter we will

use a different color.
1st quarter green
2nd quarter - blue, etc..