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iRubric: Explanatory/Procedural Writing rubric

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Explanatory/Procedural Writing Explanatory/Procedural Writing Students will choose something they know how to explain and write an explanation paragraph using transitional words. Rubric Code: MXW8253 By coarender Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Explanatory Writing
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Ideas and Content	1 There is no clear or specific explanation in this paper.	2 You put thought into this, but it is hard to tell what you are writing about. More information is needed to understand the explanation.	3 What you are writing about is clear. You stayed with the idea. All the details are there and can be followed.	4 What you are writing about is clear from the start. Anyone can follow the explanation.
Organization	1 There is no introduction. The information lacks details and does not have a is logical sequence. You may have omitted one or more details. Few, or no, transitional words are used.	2 Keep working at it. You left out one or more details or they may have been out of order. This causes some confusion to the reader.	3 Your steps are presented clearly and in a logical order. Some transitional words and phrases are used. More details would help clarify the explanation.	4 You introduced your topic and included the necessary details. The information is easy to follow. Your use of transitional words helps the audience follow your explanation.
Sentence Fluency	1 Sentences are incomplete or too long.	2 Some sentences are complete and easy to undersand.	3 Sentences are complete and easily understood.	4 Senteces are complete and sound. They are interesting when they are read out loud.
Conventions	1 Few end marks or capital letters. Capital letters used incorrectly. Many spelling errors.	2 Mistakes using end marks or capitals as well as spelling mistakes make the writing hard to read.	3 Use of punctuation marks and capitals, as well as spelling, is mostly correct. Few errors exist.	4 Almost no punctuation or capital letter mistakes. No or very few spelling errors.