Tennessee State Rubric

The Tennessee writing rubrics are designed to score the student responses from the writing portion of the TNReady assessment. Each rubric is aligned to the appropriate grade-level standards in the Writing and Language strands. Though the rubrics are not explicitly designed to be used as instructional resources, the department provides the writing rubrics in advance so that educators can prepare students for the writing portion of the TNReady assessment. 

⭐ Second Grade does not take the TNReady assessment⭐ 

Second Grade Writing Samples

Second Grade Writing Checklists for 3 types of writing:  Opinion, Explanatory,Narrative 

W.TTP.1 - Argumentative/Opinion Checklist for Writing 

-Write opinion pieces on topics or texts. 

-Introduce topic or text

-State an opinion 

-Supply reasons to support the opinion

-Use linking words to connect the reasons to the opinion. 

-Provide a concluding statement or section. 

W.TTP.2 Informative/Explanatory Checklist for Writing 

-Write informative/explanatory texts. 

-Introduce topic or text

-Use facts and definitions to provide information. 

-Provide a concluding statement or section. 

W.TTP.3 Narrative Checklist for Writing 

-Write narratives recounting an event or short sequence of events.

-Include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings.

-Use time order words to signal event order.

-Provide a sense of closure.