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Rubric for Descriptive Essay Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8) Rubric Code: EX3898A By ener114 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Paragraph Writing - Descriptive
	Excellent 25 pts	Good 20 pts	Fair 15 pts	Needs attention 10 pts	Missing 0 pts
Introduction	Excellent The introductory paragraph provides a clear picture of the essay content.	Good The introductory paragraph gives some clarity of the essay content.	Fair The introductory paragraph gives little evidence of the content of the essay.	Needs attention The introductory paragraph gives no evidence of the content of the essay.	Missing There is no introductory paragraph.
Organization	Excellent Essay has good organization. The sentences and transitions were well structured. The essay was easy to read.	Good The essay contained mostly well ordered sentences with smooth transitions.	Fair The essay was confusing to read and had limited use of transitions. The contents jump around too much.	Needs attention The essay was hard to read, the contents were not organized, and made little sense.	Missing There was no organization to this essay.
Conclusion	Excellent The concluding paragraph is well written and wraps up the content of the essay.	Good The concluding paragraph is mostly well written and wraps up the majority of the content of the essay.	Fair The concluding paragraph is fairly written and doesn't really wrap up the content of the essay.	Needs attention The concluding concluding paragraph is vague and does not relate to the contents of the essay.	Missing There is no concluding paragraph.
Mechanics	Excellent You did not make any spelling or grammatical mistakes. You followed the paper format provided.	Good You have some spelling and grammatical mistakes. You followed the paper format provided.	Fair You have several spelling and grammatical mistakes. You did not follow the paper format provided.	Needs attention It is difficult to read and understand your essay, there is no evidence of editing. You did not follow the paper format provided.	Missing There was no formating or editing of the essay.