RUBRIC FOR ACADEMIC WRITING
Prepared by: MARYFE V. SUALES
EXCELLENT (96-100)
INSIGHTFUL
The writer’s stand is very clear.
The writing is intuitive and shows
careful thought from beginning to
end.
All comments and reasons are valid
and convincing.
COHERENT
All parts of the paragraph fit
together and ideas are very much
substantial.
Ideas flow smoothly from one
statement to another.
Transitional devices are effectively
used.
Accurate LANGUAGE USE AND
WRITING CONVENIONS
The writing shows evident mastery
of spelling, grammar, agreement
and usage.
Meaningful sentences are shared
through appropriate word use.
VERY GOOD ( 90-95)
The writer’s stand is satisfactorily
clear.
The writing is mostly insightful and.
shows careful thought in many
parts.
Many of the reasons and comments
are valid and convincing
Most parts of the paragraph fit
together.
Most of the ideas flow smoothly
from one statement to another.
Transitional devices are used in
most parts.
The writing shows adequate
mastery of spelling, grammar,
agreement and usage.
GOOD (85 - 89)
The writer’s stand is understood but
not very well stated.
The reasons and comments has only
few supporting statements and less
emphatic.
Some parts of the paragraph do not The writer expresses ideas
fit together but meanings are
stated.
Many of the ideas are correct but
are not arranged logically.
Uses only few transitional devices to
appropriately introduce the part.
The writing shows adequate
mastery of spelling, grammar,
agreement and usage.
FAIR ( 84 – 80 )
The writer’s stand is unclear and
confusing.
The writing lacks insight and
careful thought in many parts.
Many of the comments are
unsupported by reasons or
many of the reasons are not
supported or valid.
which are not arranged logically.
Transitional devices are used
incorrectly.
The writing shows inadequate
mastery of spelling, grammar,
agreement and usage.
POOR (75-79)
The writer does not state any
clear position.
The writing lacks insight and
careful thought in most parts.
The comments are not
supported by reasons.
The parts of the paragraph do
not fit together.
Ideas do not flow smoothly and
logically.
Meanings are not properly
stated due incorrect use of
transitional devices.
The writing shows very little
mastery of spelling, grammar,
agreement and usage.

Skills EXCELLENT (96-100)
Depth of Demonstrate a conscious and
reflection thorough understanding of
the writing prompt and the
subject matter. This reflection
can be used as an example
for other students.
Use of textual Use specific and convincing
evidence and examples from the texts
historical studied to support claims in
context your own writing, making
insightful and applicable
connections between texts.
Language use Use stylistically sophisticated
language that is precise and
engaging, with notable sense
of voice, awareness of
audience and purpose, and
varied sentence structure.
Conventions Demonstrate control of the
conventions with essentially
no errors, even with
sophisticated language.
Reflective Writing Rubric
VERY GOOD ( 90-95)
Demonstrate a thoughtful
understanding of the writing
prompt and the subject matter.
Use relevant examples from the
texts studied to support claims
in your own writing, making
applicable connections between
texts.
Use language that is fluent and
original, with evident a sense of
voice, awareness of audience
and purpose, and the ability to
vary sentence structure.
Demonstrate control of the
conventions, exhibiting
occasional errors only when
using sophisticated language.
GOOD (85 - 89)
Demonstrate a basic
understanding of the
writing prompt and the
subject matter.
Use examples from the
text to support most
claims in your writing with
some connections made
between texts.
Use basic but appropriate
language, with a basic
sense of voice, some
awareness of audience
and purpose and some
attempt to vary sentence
structure.
Demonstrate partial
control of the
conventions, exhibiting
occasional errors that do
not hinder
comprehension.
FAIR ( 84 – 80 )
Demonstrate a limited
understanding of the writing
prompt and subject matter. This
reflection needs revision.
Use incomplete or vaguely
developed examples to only
partially support claims with no
connections made between texts.
Use language that is vague or
imprecise for the audience or
purpose, with little sense of voice,
and a limited awareness of how to
vary sentence structure.
Demonstrate limited control of the
conventions, exhibiting frequent
errors that make comprehension
difficult.
POOR (75-79)
Demonstrate little or no
understanding of the writing
prompt and subject matter.
This reflection needs revision.
No examples from the text
are used and claims made in
your own writing are
unsupported and irrelevant
to the topic at hand.
Use language that is
unsuitable for the audience
and purpose, with little or no
awareness of sentence
structure.
Demonstrate little or no
control of the conventions,
making comprehension
almost impossible.