Rubric for READING + writing assignments
(50 points)

◼︎ “Sniff test” (10 points)

• Does this look like 45-60 minutes of work? (10 points)

◼︎ Formatting (10 points)

• Date (2 points)

• Topic (e.g., “Holes,” “The Lost Sheep,” “First Peoples,” etc.) (2 points)

• Sections (e.g., “Chapter 1,” “Chapter 17,” etc. (2 points)

• Numbers to left of red line (2 points)

• Skip a line between questions, sections, etc. (2 points)

◼︎ Handwriting (10 points)

• Writing on the line (not in between the lines!) (2 points)

• Neat (4 points)

• Legible (4 points)

◼︎ Quality of Answers (20 points)

• Complete sentences (5 points)

• Question is answered (10 points)

• Sufficient detail (5 points)

◼︎ Bonus (required for A+)

• Answer the bonus questions (if they are part of the assignment)

◼︎ Capitalization — -1 for each missed instance

• First words in sentences

• Proper nouns: names, places, organizations, etc.

• Names of God, specific deities, religious figures and holy books

• Titles of books, days of the week

◼︎ Punctuation — -1 for each missed instance

• As of September 2, 2025: periods, exclamation marks, question marks

◼︎ Spelling of words in the text — -1 for each missed instance

• If the word you are spelling in your answer is in the text (and you can look at it and copy it), it must be spelled correctly

Rubric for READING + writing assignments(50 points)