3rd Grade Writing Rubrics: Narrative, Opinion, and Informative

Use these 3rd grade writing rubrics for narrative, opinion, and informative pieces. This resource includes 9 rubrics in 3 different options. Choose from student friendly, teacher friendly, and time saving rubrics. Plus each rubric is based on the Common Core Standards. Try these rubrics with genre-based writing prompts for narrative, personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing.

3 Student Friendly Rubrics: 1 Narrative, 1 Opinion, and 1 Informative

• Helpful for students to self-assess or for teachers to use and students to easily understand

3 Teacher Friendly Rubrics: 1 Narrative, 1 Opinion, and 1 Informative

• Aligned with the standards and are a quick and easy way for teachers to assess
• Also helpful for parents to see, especially at conferences

3 Time Saving Rubrics: 1 Narrative, 1 Opinion, and 1 Informative

• A quicker assessment that saves time by circling the number
• Aligned with the standards but easier to use and understand

*A total score is intentionally left off of these rubrics, but feel free to write it in the upper right-hand corner if needed.

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