Holistic Rubrics
Holistic Rubrics
Marks Descriptors
5 Demonstrates the ability to use appropriate beginning, plot, setting, scene, climax and ending
Describes or narrates places/events/characters/atmosphere clearly
Gives an appropriate title and the moral
Uses appropriate vocabulary and varied sentence structures and linking words
Shows creativity in exploiting the given outlines to create an interesting story.
Presents over all meaning clearly and logically
Uses rich content relevant to the topic
Uses all the given cues/outlines
Expresses interesting and unexpected ideas.
Communicates ideas clearly and coherently
Demonstrates fluent and authentic use of the language.
4 Demonstrates the ability to use appropriate beginning, plot, setting, scene, climax and ending
Describes or narrates places/events/characters/atmosphere clearly
Gives an appropriate title and the moral
Uses appropriate vocabulary and varied sentence structures and linking words
Shows creativity in exploiting the given outlines to create an interesting story.
Presents over all meaning clearly and logically
Uses rich content relevant to the topic
Uses all the given cues/outlines
Uses rich content relevant to the topic
Uses most of the given cues/outlines
Communicates ideas clearly and coherently
Demonstrates fluent and authentic use of the language
Has negligible errors in punctuation and mechanics
3 Presents some of the given cues/outlines but some effort is required to understand the overall
meaning
Uses often irrelevant content and shows little or no originality
Organizes ideas clearly and logically
Careful and systematic flow of details/events in a story
Shows evidence of continuity
Overall communication of ideas is clear with some grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors
Uses repeated and inconsistent vocabulary and sentence structures
Has some errors in punctuation, mechanics and sentence structures
2 Provides inadequate use of the cues/outline
Overall meaning can be understood but with considerable difficulty
Content is often not relevant
Just follows the given guideline
Organizes ideas haphazardly
Comprehension is frequently impeded
Uses clumsy expression, lacking in clarity, not easy to follow
Ineffective communication of ideas
Frequent grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors
Limited use of vocabulary and sentence structures
1 Ideas just copied
Irrelevant or just copying question/instruction
Hardly comprehensible
Rarely fitted structures
0 Blank or unattempted answer
Transliterated language use
Gives completely irrelevant ideas