Short Answer Rubric

 For our short answer questions, the fourth grade teachers all use the following rubric to grade the answers.  We use this rubric in Social Studies and Language Arts. 

3 points	Answer is written in complete sentences. All sentences have a subject and a predicate. There are no run-ons.
3 points	The student answers the question and uses examples from the text to justify his or her answer.
2 points	The sentences begin with a capital letter.
2 points	The sentences have end punctuation.