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Descriptive Essay Should students have longer school days Evaluate completion of the Four Square Writing Method Rubric Code: GXX4564 By adamccarthy Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Writing Rubric
	Excellent 94 pts	Good 87 pts	Almost 82 pts	Needs Work 75 pts
Adjectives	Excellent Excellent use of descriptive language.	Good Good use of descriptive language.	Almost Some use of descriptive language.	Needs Work Not enough descriptive language
Transition words	Excellent Used four transition different and appropriate transition words	Good Used 2-3 different and appropriate transition words	Almost Used transition words, but they were not appropriate	Needs Work Did not use transition words
Paragraph structure	Excellent Consistent paragraph format, new paragraph for each square, neat appearance	Good Paragraph format not consistent, not a new paragraph for each square, average appearance	Almost Paragraph format unclear, three or less paragraphs, poor appearance	Needs Work Paragraph format not used, less than three paragraphs, poor appearance
Details	Excellent Had 3 supporting details per box	Good Had 2 supporting details per box	Almost Had 1 supporting detail per box	Needs Work Had one-two supporting details overall
Grammar/usage	Excellent Has no errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling	Good Has one or two errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling	Almost Has three to five errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling	Needs Work Has six or more errors in noun-verb agreement, sentence structure, and spelling