A sample rubric for a writing assessment follows. Discourse Vocabulary 5 Sentence-level discourse. Present tense is used correctly all of the time. 3 Wide scope of vocabulary used which goes beyond task requirements. 4 Sentence level discourse.
Present tense is used correctly most of the time.
The present tense is used correctly some of the time. 2 Vocabulary is varied and adequately fulfills the task requirements. 2 Mostly lists and fragments. The present tense is used correctly some of the time. 1 Vocabulary is somewhat limited, and task requirements are partially fulfilled.