iRubric: Biography Rubric

Significant errors in using upper and lower case letters.

Occassional errors in upper and lower case letters.

Generally uses proper capitalization, with few errors.

Consistent use of proper capitalization with no errors.

Significant amount of misspelled words.

Occasional errors in spelling.

Most of words of spelling correctly, and few are misspelled.

Consistently displays correct spellings in words.

Sentences show no variety. All sentences display the same structure.

Sentences show little variety. Most sentences display the same structure.

Most sentences display a variety of structures.

Sentences display a great variety of structures.

Student doesn't write significant facts or information about the person.

Student generally knows some basic facts about their famous person but is unable to reference the facts w/o returning to the book. Writing does not reflect a basic understanding of their famous person.

Student writes about their person in detail and understands the significance of their famous person. They can list why they are important w/o returning to their book.

Student writes about their person in detail and understands the significance of their famous person. They can list why they are important w/o returning to their book and uses an engaging style of writing.