Free Writing Rubrics and Student Checklist Pack

Do you ever struggle with knowing how to grade your student’s writing assignments? Does your student ever struggle to keep track of all the elements they need to include in an assignment? This Free Writing Rubrics and Student Checklist Pack might be just what you both are looking for!

Rubrics for Writing Assignments

Let’s face it. Writing is a hard subject to grade. There are so few right and wrong answers like there are in math. So it’s natural to wonder how to grade a writing assignment your student completes.

It can also be hard as a student to remember all the things you need to include in a project, like thesis statements, transitions, hooks and leads, conflict and climax, and so much more.

This Free Writing Rubrics and Student Checklist Pack has forms and tools in it to help both you and your student stress less about writing.

Written Assignment Rubric

The pack starts with some ideas and tips on how you can use rubrics in your homeschool (hint: they are about more than just grades).

Next are 8 rubrics you can  use to assess your student’s work. They cover:

• general goals (such as grammar, etc.)
• magazine articles
• news articles
• book reports
• persuasive essays
• compare and contrast essays
• research papers
• fictional stories

Writing Rubrics for Feedback

Each of these rubrics also include space for giving your student specific feedback that can help them see all the ways their writing is growing and improving.

Then in the pack, you’ll find 7 student writing revision checklists (one for each type of assignment listed above, with the general goals included in each one). These can help students remember the goals as they revise and polish their work.

It’s a simple way to take some of the frustration out of writing and help both you and your student enjoy it more.

Writing Resources

Here are some other free writing resources we think you’ll enjoy:

• Paragraph Writing – Learn how to teach paragraphs for kids the easy way.
• Cursive Writing – these cursive writing practice sheets are great for helping students craft beautiful handwriting.
• Transition Words Helps – teach your kids how to use transition words the right way.