2nd Grade Writing Rubrics

Unleash your students' creativity with this Halloween-themed writing bundle!

This engaging resource combines narrative writing and persuasive writing prompts to inspire your students' imaginations and hone their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Narrative Writing Prompts: Spooky and fun prompts to encourage students to write creative stories.
• Persuasive Writing Prompts: Topics related to Halloween that require students to argue their point of view.
• Writing Templates: Optional templates to provide structure and guidance for students.
• Rubric: A scoring rubric to help students assess their writing.

How it Works:

1. Choose a Prompt: Students select a narrative or persuasive writing prompt.
2. Plan and Write: Students brainstorm ideas, develop a plot, and write their story or persuasive piece.
3. Revise and Edit: Students review their writing for clarity, coherence, and grammar.
4. Share and Reflect: Students share their work with classmates and receive feedback.

Benefits:

• Engaging and Fun: The Halloween theme makes writing more exciting and enjoyable.
• Improves Writing Skills: Helps students develop their narrative and persuasive writing abilities.
• Sparks Creativity: Encourages students to think outside the box and create unique stories.
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Challenges students to analyze and argue their point of view.

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Spark your students' imaginations with these engaging Easter-themed narrative writing prompts! This bundle offers two exciting storylines to inspire creative writing and storytelling.

What's Included:

• Benny the Bunny's Easter Surprise: Challenge students to write a story about a silent bunny who can only speak on Easter Day. Encourage them to develop the plot, characters, and setting to create a captivating tale.
• Not Bunny, But... Egg-cellent Surprise! Ignite curiosity with this unexpected twist! Students will craft a story around a creature that hatches from an Easter egg, exploring imaginative possibilities and character development.

These writing prompts offer opportunities for students to practice descriptive language, plot development, and character building while having fun with the Easter theme.

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Introducing the Triphase Milestone Rubric System: Elevate Your Classroom with Standards-Based Assessment

The Triphase Milestone Rubric System is a revolutionary assessment framework designed to align with the rigorous expectations of Common Core Standards, crafted specifically for educators aiming to enhance student engagement, understanding, and creativity.

This comprehensive rubric system is uniquely structured for use at three critical junctures within a quarter: the Emergence Milestone Piece (EMP), the Developing Milestone Piece (DMP), and the Performance Milestone Piece (PMP), each serving a distinct purpose in the assessment and development process.

Why the Triphase Milestone Rubric System?

• Common Core Standards Alignment: Tailored to meet and exceed the Common Core Standards, this system ensures that assessments are both rigorous and relevant, focusing on critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication skills.

• Innovative Triphase Approach:

  • EMP: Initiated with a prompt picture, students write narratives that introduce them to the topic, fostering creativity and engagement from the outset. This phase is designed to gauge preexisting knowledge and spark interest, setting the stage for deeper exploration.
  • DMP: Students recount a fable previously explored in class, allowing educators to assess comprehension, narrative skills, and the ability to derive moral lessons. This step, highlighted by personalized feedback sessions, is crucial for developmental assessment and is not graded, emphasizing learning and improvement.
  • PMP: Culminating in the creation of their own fable, students apply what they have learned to demonstrate mastery of narrative techniques, the effective integration of moral lessons, and the utilization of dialogue and transition words. This final piece is graded, reflecting students' growth and their capacity to synthesize and apply their learning creatively.

• Growth and Development Focus: By tracking progress from the EMP through the PMP, educators can clearly see each student's development, providing targeted feedback and support to foster growth and mastery of the standards.

• Efficiency and Sustainability: Designed for ease of use and sustainability, the system requires a single printout of the rubric, color-coded for each phase, reducing preparation time and environmental impact.

• Engagement Through Personalized Feedback: The DMP phase emphasizes the importance of one-to-one feedback, promoting a deepened understanding and connection between educators and students, which is instrumental in guiding students towards excellence.

Ideal for Educators Looking To:

• Align teaching and assessment strategies closely with Common Core Standards.
• Foster a growth mindset by assessing student progress and providing constructive feedback.
• Reduce their workload with an efficient and sustainable assessment system.
• Engage students with creative and reflective assignments that enhance their learning experience.

Adopt the Triphase Milestone Rubric System in your classroom to provide a structured, standards-based framework that supports student learning, creativity, and growth. This system not only aligns with educational standards but also encourages students to engage deeply with content, develop critical thinking skills, and express their understanding in innovative ways.

The Creative Writing & Speaking Proposal & Rubric Kit

Struggling to craft compelling proposals for creative writing and speaking projects? Look no further! This comprehensive kit equips you with the tools to:

• Craft winning proposals: Build strong arguments, showcase your ideas, and secure project approval with ease.
• Develop engaging rubrics: Establish clear expectations and ensure successful project completion.
• Spark creativity: Find inspiration and ignite your inner voice with practical tips and engaging exercises.

This kit includes the following activities:

Collaborative Projects

1. Capitalization Cup Showcase - Decorate cups with different capitalization rules and create a display to showcase their cups.
2. A Bite Into A Tasty Paragraph - This engaging project tackles two key areas: reading comprehension and verb tense mastery.

Creative writing and speaking

1. Character Profile - Make a character profile by identifying nouns and their character traits.
2. I Am Looking Forward To ____ (year) - Students can write down 2 New Year’s resolutions (or what they are “looking” forward to) this (2025-2027)
3. My Thankful Heart -Students can express their thankfulness by listing at least 10 things they are thankful for (comin year). Integrated topics: Identifying Nouns, Common and Proper Nouns, Abstract and Concrete Nouns
4. A Rainbow of Words - Students can describe themselves using adjectives.

This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a research report. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: Choosing someone to write about, grammar/punctuation/spelling, final draft includes details of person's life, staying on task, and sharing the biography with peers. This rubric scores writing a biography out of 10 possible points. The rating scale use is a 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a friendly letter. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: writing a friendly letter and including a heading, greeting, closing, and signature, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the friendly letter writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 7 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a graphic novel. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: parts of a graphic novel, graphic novel cover page details, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, visuals, and special lettering/speech balloons. This rubric scores writing a graphic novel out of 21 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a play. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: the topic and meaning/purpose relate, what's included in the play - characters, props, scenes, stage, directions, dialogue, and scenes, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the play writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 6 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a research report. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: research report topic and flow - opening and closing relate with one another, using quotations throughout from any sources used, research materials used relate to topic researched, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores research report writing assignment out of 18 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a story. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: the story outline relates with the graphic organizer, all parts of the story are written in sequential order, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the story writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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• Struggling Readers
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This rubric looks at 6 different areas when students are being assessed on writing step-by-step directions. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: making sure the directions are in sequential order, including a topic, supporting sentences, exact details, and a closing sentence, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the step-by-step writing assignment out of 18 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 6 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a personal narrative. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: the order of events when writing a personal narrative, grabbing the reader's attention in the beginning of the narrative, the ending, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the personal narrative writing assignment out of 18 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 6 different areas when students are being assessed on writing instructions. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: instructions are in order, steps, details, and materials are included in the instructions, the instructions relate with the topic, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the writing instructions assignment out of 18 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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Print and laminate this checklist for students to use as a bookmark or a writing checklist throughout the year.

A Proofreading Checklist for students to monitor and proofread their own work. This Checklist includes important components needed in a quality paragraph. The following handout allows students to write a rough draft and then use this checklist to proofread their paragraph. This is a great visual for students to remember, while proofreading any type of writing. I hope you enjoy using this checklist in the classroom. If you like my product please check out my Christmas Persuasive Writing Activity Remember to leave a rate and comment. Check out my store for more products. Thanks!

Use this quick & easy freebie in your classroom while teaching personal narrative writing! This checklist is for students to use in order to monitor and self-assess their writing. This product comes two to a page, so it is very convenient to print!

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This document includes two half-page writing checklists that students can use to self evaluate their writing pieces. The grading rubric is simple and easy to follow. It allows students to grade themselves on a four point grading scale based on writing quantity, quality, and neatness.

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This fun and engaging burger-themed rubric makes writing expectations clear and understandable for students. With four clear levels of achievement, this rubric provides valuable guidance for students to improve their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Four-Level Rubric: Detailed criteria for each level, from "Incomplete Work" to "Above and Beyond," covering essential writing elements.
• Versatile Format: Suitable for both classroom posters and individual student printouts as a guide for each student's binder/writing assignment.

⭐Writing Attempts:

Narrative
Christmas: Trapped in a Snow Globe | My Snowman Came to Life
Thanksgiving: How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner | How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner

Others: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Forms of Energy in my Car - Science, Art & WRITING Project

Easter: Benny the Bunny - Easter's Surprise | NOT Bunny - Eggcelent Easter/Spring Surprise

Halloween: Trapped in a Haunted House

Persuasive | Dear Santa - Villains Edition | Who Will Guide the Sleigh | Halloween: Can I Keep My Witch?

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This fun and engaging burger-themed rubric makes writing expectations clear and understandable for students. With four clear levels of achievement, this rubric provides valuable guidance for students to improve their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Four-Level Rubric: Detailed criteria for each level, from "Incomplete Work" to "Above and Beyond," covering essential writing elements.
• Versatile Format: Suitable for both classroom posters and individual student printouts as a guide for each student's binder/writing assignment.

⭐Writing Attempts:

Narrative
Christmas: Trapped in a Snow Globe | My Snowman Came to Life
Thanksgiving: How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner | How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner

Others: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Forms of Energy in my Car - Science, Art & WRITING Project

Easter: Benny the Bunny - Easter's Surprise | NOT Bunny - Eggcelent Easter/Spring Surprise

Halloween: Trapped in a Haunted House

Persuasive | Dear Santa - Villains Edition | Who Will Guide the Sleigh | Halloween: Can I Keep My Witch?

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