The student's response:
| TRAIT | MISSISSIPPI Gr. 7 SCORING RUBRIC |
| Ideas | addresses the specific writing prompt (fully develops the topic). contains a clearly stated main idea (thesis). has a main idea developed by supporting details that are well-elaborated. |
| Organization | contains a minimum of three indented (or clearly delineated) paragraphs. has a clear beginning, middle, and end. exhibits logical order and appropriate sequencing of steps or ideas with adequate transitions. |
| Voice | shows a sense of audience and purpose. maintains a consistent point of view. |
| Word Choice | contains precise and vivid language (grade level vocabulary or above). |
| Sentence Fluency | contains no errors in grammar/usage that detract from the overall delivery (Grammar/Usage includes subject-verb agreement, verb tense, pronoun case and reference, and complete and varied sentences). |
| Conventions | may contain a few errors in the correct use of mechanics (i.e. underlining, quotation marks, commas, semi-colons, apostrophes, capitalization, and spelling), but errors do not detract from overall delivery. |