States of Matter Rubric

Focus Content Conventions Organization Drawing Score

4 Displays Clear ideas are All sentences Writing clearly Demonstrates

knowledge on well supported have minimal shows an knowledge
matter and its with three or (0-4) mistakes in introduction and identified in
three phases, more details spelling, body, and detail from
solid, liquid and informing the punctuation, or conclusion with written text.
gas. reader. grammar. many details to
support the
body paragraph.

3 Displays some Clear ideas are Most sentences Writing Demonstrates

knowledge on well supported are complete with demonstrates some
matter and its with at least some (5-8) an introduction knowledge
three phases, three details mistakes in and body, and identified in
solid, liquid and informing the spelling, conclusion with detail from
gas. reader. punctuation, or details to written text.
grammar. support the
body paragraph.

2 Displays minimal Clear ideas are Most sentences Writing Demonstrates

knowledge on well supported are complete with demonstrates minimal
matter and its with at least two some (5-8) an introduction knowledge
three phases, details informing mistakes in and body, and identified in
solid, liquid and the reader. spelling, conclusion with detail from
gas. punctuation, or minimal detail written text.
grammar. the body
paragraph.

1 Displays little to Clear ideas are Some sentences Writing appears Demonstrates
no knowledge on well supported are complete with disorganized little to no
matter and its with at least (9-12) repeated within knowledge
three phases, details informing mistakes in introduction, identified in
solid, liquid, and the reader. spelling, body and detail from
gas. punctuation, or conclusion. written text.
grammar. Demonstrates
few supporting
details.

0 Does not display Clear ideas are Many incomplete No organization Demonstrates
knowledge on well supported sentences with is presented in no knowledge
matter and its with no details many mistakes in writing. identified in
three phases, informing the spelling, detail from
solid, liquid and reader. punctuation, or written text.
gas. grammar making
it difficult to read.