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iRubric: Journey to the Center of the Earth rubric

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Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth Your mission is to write an entertaining and factual account of a Journey to the Center of the Earth based on what you have learned about what the center of the earth is like. Rubric Code: MX92X5X By kmriojas Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Creative Aspect	Excellent Very creative. Exceptionally well written, smooth with clarity. Complete with entertaining storyline that grabs readers attention.	Good Shows creativity. Well written, moderate clarity. Entertaining storyline.	Needs Work Little or no creativity seen. Some problems with clarity, flow and understanding.	Poor Absence of creativity. Little or no flow or clarity to storyline. Hard for reader to understand.
Key Phrases Used	Excellent Exceptional use of key words. All required vocabulary used in story. All vocabulary used correctly. Little or no error with components. Accurate band entertaining descriptions of layers are included.	Good Good use of key words. Few of the key words were missing. Most of the vocabulary used correctly. Some minor errors present. Descriptions of layers are mostly accurate.	Needs Work Satisfactory use of key words. Some problems with use of the phrases. Layer descriptions are satisfactory.	Poor Little or none of the key words were used.<BR> Layer descriptions are innaccurate r non-existant.
Mechanics	Excellent Excellent writing skills. Little or no spelling or mechanical errors. Excellent sentence structure.	Good Good writing skills. Some minor spelling or mechanical errors. Possibly some minor issues with sentence structure.	Needs Work Satisfactory writing skills. Spelling and/or mechanical errors. Issues with sentence structure.	Poor Unsatisfactory writing skills. Numerous spelling and mechanical errors. Problems with sentence structure.
Technical Requirements	Excellent At least 6 sentences per paragraph.	Good At least 5 sentences per paragraph.	Needs Work At least 4 sentences per paragraph.	Poor Three or less paragraphs per paragraph.