Short Response Rubric
Short Response Rubric
Criteria Very Good Good Fair
3 2 1
Main Idea or Response rephrases the question while Response declares the writer’s main Writer’s main idea or opinion is not
Opinion declaring the writer’s main idea or idea or opinion. clear.
opinion.
Details or Writer shares at least 2 clear examples Writer shares 1 clear example and Writer’s examples and evidence
Evidence and evidence to support their idea or evidence to support their idea or opinion. doesn’t support their idea or opinion.
opinion.
Organization, Writer’s response has a clear Writer’s response flows but the Response needs stronger transitions.
Grammar, Usage beginning, middle and end. Grammar, beginning, middle and end is not clear. Grammar, usage and punctuation
and Punctuation usage and punctuation makes the Grammar, usage and punctuation slows make the text difficult to understand.
writing readable. readability