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Grade 5
FSA ELA Writing
Rubric
The FSA ELA Writing Rubric is a scoring tool that describes the characteristicsof a written response for each score point within each domain. The rubricmay assist educators with evaluating the strengths and weaknesses ofstudent responses based on the text-based writing prompt/task included inthe practice test as well as responses based on other text-based writingprompts/tasks educators choose to use in a classroom setting.
The FSA ELA Writing tests for Grades 8-10 will be administered online.Grades 4-7 will be paper-based assessments for all students and for studentsin Grades 8-10 with an IEP or 504 plan that specifies a paper-basedaccommodation. (Paper-based and online FSA ELA Practice Writing tests are available on the FSA portal so that students have an opportunity to practicewith both administration formats.)
The following FSA ELA Writing Practice Tests are available on the FSA portal:
Elementary Grade BandGrade 4 - Informative/Explanatory Grade 5 - OpinionMiddle Grade BandGrade 6 - Informative/ExplanatoryGrade 7 - ArgumentationGrade 8 - Informative/ExplanatoryHigh School Grade BandGrade 9 - ArgumentationGrade 10 - Informative/Explanatory
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FSA ELA Writing Rubric
G
rade
5
Opi
nion
Tex
t-bas
ed W
ritin
g Ru
bric
(S
core
poi
nts w
ithin
eac
h do
mai
n in
clud
e m
ost o
f the
cha
ract
eris
tics b
elow
.) Sc
ore
Purp
ose,
Foc
us, a
nd O
rgan
izat
ion
(4-p
oint
Rub
ric)
Evid
ence
and
Ela
bora
tion
(4-p
oint
Rub
ric)
Conv
entio
ns o
f Sta
ndar
d En
glis
h (2
-poi
nt R
ubric
beg
ins a
t sco
re p
oint
2)
4 Th
e re
spon
se is
fully
sust
aine
d an
d co
nsist
ently
fo
cuse
d w
ithin
the
purp
ose,
aud
ienc
e, a
nd ta
sk;
and
it ha
s a c
lear
ly st
ated
opi
nion
and
effe
ctiv
e or
gani
zatio
nal s
truc
ture
crea
ting c
oher
ence
and
co
mpl
eten
ess.
The
resp
onse
incl
udes
mos
t of t
he
follo
win
g:
St
rong
ly m
aint
aine
d op
inio
n w
ith li
ttle
or n
o lo
osel
y re
late
d m
ater
ial
Sk
illfu
l use
of a
var
iety
of t
rans
ition
al
stra
tegi
es to
cla
rify
the
rela
tions
hips
bet
wee
n an
d am
ong
idea
s
Logi
cal p
rogr
essio
n of
idea
s fro
m b
egin
ning
to
end
with
a sa
tisfy
ing i
ntro
duct
ion
and
conc
lusio
n
The
resp
onse
pro
vide
s tho
roug
h an
d co
nvin
cing
su
ppor
t/ev
iden
ce fo
r the
writ
e o
pini
on th
at in
clud
es
the
effe
ctiv
e us
e of
sour
ces,
fact
s, a
nd d
etai
ls. T
he
resp
onse
incl
udes
mos
t of t
he fo
llow
ing:
Rele
vant
evi
denc
e in
tegr
ated
smoo
thly
and
th
orou
ghly
with
refe
renc
es to
sour
ces
Ef
fect
ive
use
of a
var
iety
of e
labo
rativ
e te
chni
ques
, de
mon
stra
ting
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
topi
c and
text
Clea
r and
effe
ctiv
e ex
pres
sion
of id
eas,
usin
g pr
ecis
e la
ngua
ge
Ac
adem
ic a
nd d
omai
n-sp
ecifi
c voc
abul
ary c
lear
ly
appr
opria
te fo
r the
aud
ienc
e an
d pu
rpos
e
Varie
d se
nten
ce st
ruct
ure,
dem
onst
ratin
g la
ngua
ge
faci
lity
3
The
resp
onse
is a
dequ
atel
y sus
tain
ed a
nd g
ener
ally
fo
cuse
d w
ithin
the
purp
ose,
aud
ienc
e, a
nd ta
sk;
and
it ha
s an
opin
ion
and
evid
ent o
rgan
izatio
nal
stru
ctur
e w
ith a
sens
e of
com
plet
enes
s. T
he
resp
onse
incl
udes
mos
t of t
he fo
llow
ing:
A m
aint
aine
d op
inio
n, th
ough
som
e lo
osel
y re
late
d m
ater
ial m
ay b
e pr
esen
t
Adeq
uate
use
of t
rans
ition
al st
rate
gies
with
so
me
varie
ty to
cla
rify
the
rela
tions
hips
be
twee
n an
d am
ong
idea
s
Adeq
uate
pro
gres
sion
of id
eas f
rom
beg
inni
ng
to e
nd w
ith a
suffi
cien
t int
rodu
ctio
n an
d co
nclu
sion
The
resp
onse
pro
vide
s ade
quat
e su
ppor
t/ev
iden
ce fo
r th
e w
riter
s op
inio
n th
at in
clud
es th
e us
e of
sou
rces
, fa
cts,
and
det
ails.
The
res
pons
e in
clud
es m
ost
of t
he
follo
win
g:
Ge
nera
lly in
tegr
ated
evi
denc
e fr
om so
urce
s, th
ough
re
fere
nces
may
be
gene
ral,
impr
ecise
, or i
ncon
siste
nt
Ade
quat
e us
e of
som
e el
abor
ativ
e te
chni
ques
Adeq
uate
expr
essio
n of
idea
s, e
mpl
oyin
g a m
ix o
f pr
ecise
and
gen
eral
lang
uage
Dom
ain-
spec
ific v
ocab
ular
y gen
eral
ly a
ppro
pria
te fo
r th
e au
dien
ce a
nd p
urpo
se
Som
e va
riatio
n in
sent
ence
stru
ctur
e
Cont
inue
d on
the
follo
win
g pa
ge
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FSA ELA Writing Rubric
Scor
e Pu
rpos
e, F
ocus
, and
Org
aniz
atio
n (4
-poi
nt R
ubric
) Ev
iden
ce a
nd E
labo
ratio
n (4
-poi
nt R
ubric
) Co
nven
tions
of S
tand
ard
Engl
ish
(2-p
oint
Rub
ric)
2 Th
e re
spon
se is
som
ewha
t sus
tain
ed w
ithin
the
purp
ose,
aud
ienc
e, a
nd ta
sk b
ut m
ay in
clud
e lo
osel
y re
late
d or
ext
rane
ous m
ater
ial;
and
it m
ay h
ave
an
opin
ion
with
an
inco
nsist
ent o
rgan
izat
iona
l st
ruct
ure.
The
resp
onse
may
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
Pa
rtia
lly fo
cuse
d op
inio
n bu
t ins
uffic
ient
ly
sust
aine
d or
unc
lear
Inco
nsist
ent u
se o
f tra
nsiti
onal
stra
tegi
es w
ith
little
varie
ty
U
neve
n pr
ogre
ssio
n of
idea
s fro
m b
egin
ning
to
end
and
an in
adeq
uate
intr
oduc
tion
or
conc
lusio
n
The
resp
onse
pro
vide
s une
ven,
curs
ory
supp
ort/
evid
ence
fo
r the
writ
ers o
pini
on th
at in
clud
es in
effe
ctiv
e us
e of
so
urce
s, fa
cts,
and
det
ails.
The
resp
onse
may
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
W
eakl
y in
tegr
ated
evi
denc
e fr
om so
urce
s and
err
atic
or
irre
leva
nt re
fere
nces
Repe
titiv
e or
inef
fect
ive
use
of e
labo
rativ
e te
chni
ques
Impr
ecis
e or s
impl
istic
exp
ress
ion
of id
eas
In
appr
opria
te o
r ine
ffect
ive
dom
ain-
spec
ific
voca
bula
ry
Se
nten
ces p
ossib
ly li
mite
d to
sim
ple
cons
truc
tions
The
resp
onse
dem
onst
rate
s an
adeq
uate
com
man
d of
bas
ic co
nven
tions
. The
resp
onse
may
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
So
me
min
or e
rror
s in
usag
e bu
t no
patt
erns
of
erro
rs
Ad
equa
te u
se o
f pun
ctua
tion,
capi
taliz
atio
n,
sent
ence
form
atio
n, an
d sp
ellin
g
1 Th
e re
spon
se is
rela
ted
to th
e to
pic b
ut m
ay
dem
onst
rate
litt
le o
r no
awar
enes
s of t
he p
urpo
se,
audi
ence
, and
task
; and
it m
ay h
ave
no d
iscer
nibl
e op
inio
n an
d lit
tle o
r no
disc
erni
ble
orga
niza
tiona
l st
ruct
ure.
The
resp
onse
may
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
Ab
sent
, con
fusin
g, o
r am
bigu
ous o
pini
on
Fr
eque
nt e
xtra
neou
s ide
as im
pedi
ng
unde
rsta
ndin
g
Few
or n
o tr
ansit
iona
l str
ateg
ies
To
o br
ief t
o de
mon
stra
te k
now
ledg
e of
focu
s or
org
aniz
atio
n
The
resp
onse
pro
vide
s min
imal
supp
ort/
evid
ence
for t
he
writ
ers o
pini
on, i
nclu
ding
little
if a
ny u
se o
f sou
rces
, fa
cts,
and
det
ails.
The
resp
onse
may
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
M
inim
al, a
bsen
t, er
rone
ous,
or i
rrel
evan
t evi
denc
e fr
om th
e so
urce
mat
eria
l
Expr
essio
n of
idea
s tha
t is v
ague
, unc
lear
, or
conf
usin
g
Lim
ited
or in
appr
opria
te la
ngua
ge o
r dom
ain-
spec
ific
voca
bula
ry
Se
nten
ces l
imite
d to
sim
ple
cons
truc
tions
The
resp
onse
dem
onst
rate
s a p
artia
l com
man
d of
ba
sic co
nven
tions
. The
resp
onse
may
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
Va
rious
err
ors i
n us
age
In
cons
isten
t use
of c
orre
ct p
unct
uatio
n,
capi
taliz
atio
n, se
nten
ce fo
rmat
ion,
and
spel
ling
0
Th
e re
spon
se d
emon
stra
tes a
lack
of c
omm
and
of
conv
entio
ns, w
ith fr
eque
nt a
nd se
vere
err
ors o
ften
ob
scur
ing m
eani
ng.
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