Writing Rubric for Chinese

Emerging E/D Developing D/P Proficient P/A Advanced

Task Completion

Attempts to address the prompt but the response is off­topic

Addresses some of the prompt and the response is somewhat on topic

Addresses most of the prompt and the response is generally on topic

Addresses the prompt fully and the response is on topic

Organization Attempts to present ideas in a clear, cohesive and organized manner Lack of use of transitional words

Presents ideas somewhat in a clear, cohesive and organized manner Uses some transitional words

Presents ideas generally in a clear, cohesive and organized manner Uses appropriate transitional words

Presents ideas completely in a clear, cohesive and organized manner Uses a variety of transitional words appropriately

Language use Lacks use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful Sentences lack structure and affect comprehensibility

Exhibits minimal use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful Most sentences are well­constructed but have a similar structure

Exhibits reasonable use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful Most sentences are well­constructed with varied structure

Exhibits skillful use of vocabulary that is precise and purposeful All sentences are well­constructed with varied structure

Elaboration Elaboration is sparse; almost no details

Elaboration consists of general and/or undeveloped details

Elaboration consists of some specific details

Elaboration consists of specific, developed details

Accuracy Writes mostly in pinyin or types with a lot of errors

Writes/types some of the characters and punctuation correctly

Writes/types most of the characters and punctuation correctly

Writes/types characters and punctuation correctly