Writing Rubric
Writing Assessment Plan
English Skills
Test Prep
Reading Skills
100

1 through 4

What are the scores you can receive? 

100

The time you have to complete the entire writing assessment

What is 85 minutes? 

100

These sneaky things can trick you when looking for a subject in a sentence

What is a prepositional phrase? 

100

Time should not be a significant issue in this test. 

What is Reading/English? 

100

These are what you use to answer vocabulary questions while not knowing what the word means. 

What are context clues? 

200

The only difference between a 3 and a 4.

What is effort? 

200
The most important step in the writing process

What is analyzing the prompt? 

200

Other than looking at the subject, you should also look at this when editing a verb in a passage.

What is the tense? 

200

Doing this can help you read with a purpose. 

What is preview the questions? 

200

These can help you find specific information in an informational text. 

What are headings? 

300

The category in which your evidence and discussion is evaluated. 

What is Development? 

300

This will help you stay on track, avoid tangents, and save you time

What is the outline? 

300

DAILY DOUBLE- You may bet up to 200 points over what you already have.  

You need to watch out for commas because it may result in this common error.

300

Time management is key for this test. 

What is the writing assessment? 

300

To avoid rereading an entire passage, you should do this while you read. 

What is annotate? 

400

The name on the rubric for expository essays. 

What is Informational or Explanatory?

400

You should spend 45 minutes doing this

What is writing? 

400

The error in this sentence: There probably coming to the party. 

What is "there"? (It should be they're.)

400

This can help you avoid making silly mistakes or not answering in the way you should. 

What is reading carefully? 

400

This is what you should look for while you are reading and annotating. 

What are the answers to questions or quotes for your essay? 

500

The type of essay that will require at least 5 paragraphs

What is argumentative/persuasive ?

500
DAILY DOUBLE- You can bet up to 200 points over what you already have. 
The meaning of analyzation
500

The error in this sentence. The young girl picked the flowers with the yellow dress. 

What is a misplaced modifier- "with the yellow dress"?

500
It is necessary to pay close attention to questions to Part A/B questions. This is how you can not get credit for Part B even if you have the right answer. 

What is to miss Part A? 

500

Paying attention to the time on the Reading test is important, but stressing is unnecessary because this rarely happens. 

What is running out of time?