Rubrics

The Florida B.E.S.T (FAST) writing rubric assessment evaluates students in grades 4-10 using computer-based, text-based writing prompts

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Reading Language Arts includes Extended Constructed Response (ECR) essays in grades 3-8 and English I-II, along with Short Constructed Responses (SCRs) across all grade levels.

The New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA/PARCC) evaluates students in grades 3-11 using computer-based writing assessments.

The Smarter Balanced (SBAC) writing rubric evaluates students in grades 3-11 using computer-based performance task writing assessments administered as part of CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress).

The AP English Language & Composition writing rubric evaluates student performance on three free-response questions (FRQs): Synthesis Essay, Rhetorical Analysis, and Argument Essay. Each essay is scored using the same three-row rubric structure with a total of 6 possible points per essay.

The Long Essay Question (LEQ) is a free-response essay that appears on the AP U.S. History, AP European History, and AP World History: Modern exams. All three AP History courses use the same official College Board LEQ rubric, which awards up to 6 points across four scoring categories: Thesis/Claim, Contextualization, Evidence, and Analysis & Reasoning.

The Document-Based Question (DBQ) is a free-response essay that appears on the AP U.S. History, AP European History, and AP World History: Modern exams. All three AP History courses use the same official College Board DBQ rubric, which awards up to 7 points across four scoring categories: Thesis/Claim, Contextualization, Evidence, and Analysis & Reasoning.

The Individual Written Argument (IWA) is a core component of College Board's AP Seminar. Students respond to a stimulus packet by developing an academically focused argument. The AP Seminar IWA rubric scores essays across 7 independent rows for a total of 48 points, evaluating context, perspective, argument construction, evidence selection, citation practices, and writing style.

Narrative writing rubrics evaluate students' ability to tell a real or imagined story or recount an experience through clear focus, developed elaboration, logical organization, effective word choice, and proper conventions. Most narrative rubrics score the same core traits, but scoring scales vary—often 4- or 6-level, sometimes mixed scales or with 'NS/0' categories depending on the assessment.