Rubric for READING + writing assignments
(50 points)

◼︎ “Sniff test”

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

  • Spelling corrections (“Write 5 times”) (4 points)

◼︎ Formatting (8 points)

  • Date (2 points)

  • Title (2 points)

  • Numbers to left of red line (2 points)

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

◼︎ Handwriting (10 points)

  • Legible (4 points)

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

  • Neat, ruler used for lines (4 points)

◼︎ Quality of Answers (20 points)

  • All questions answered (10 points)

  • Details (5 points)

◼︎ Bonus Q (required for A+ or “ABCD” — Above & Beyond the Call of Duty)

  • (10 points)

“MINUS” METRICS

◼︎ Capitalization: (-1 point) for each missed instance

  • First words in sentences

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

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

  • Titles of books, days of the week

◼︎ Spelling of words in the text: (-1 point) for each missed instance

  • If the word you are spelling in your answer is in the text — you can look at it and copy it — it should be spelled correctly

◼︎ Spelling of words you have “Written 5 times”: (-1 point) for each missed instance

  • If the word you are spelling in your answer is one you have been practicing by “writing 5 times,” it should be spelled correctly

◼︎ Punctuation: (-1 point) for each missed instance

  • Periods, exclamation marks, question marks

◼︎ Answer is not a sentence: (-1 point) for each “non-sentence”

  • Answers must be complete sentences

  • A sentence is a “complete thought”

◼︎ Run-on sentences: (-1 point) for each

  • 2, 3, 4 ideas should be 2, 3, 4 separate sentence

◼︎ Wasting paper (-5 points)

  • Our writing books are expensive

  • New assignments can start below previous assignments

  • Put otherwise, new assignments donʻt have to start on a new page