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iRubric: Biography Rubric

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Biography Rubric Written History Rubric Code: A38983 By lamesa51 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Project Grade Levels: (none)

Biography
	Poor 1 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Mechanics	Poor Excessive errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. No proof-reading or effort made.	Good More than 10 spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes. Some proof-reading has occurred however few changes were made. Good writing effort.	Excellent No more than 10 spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes. A proof-reading effort has been made. Exceptional writing effort.
Organization	Poor No distinguishable introduction, body or conclusion. Thoughts are scattered and do not flow well. No thought development or effort made in providing details.	Good Distinguishable paragraphs with some development in thoughts and details. Events are arranged out of order with some difficulty in following chronological order.	Excellent Proper paragraph order that is clear and easy to follow. Includes an introduction, body and conclusion with developed thoughts and details.
Vocabulary	Poor No indication of chronological words or use of transitions. Poor vocabulary usage with excessive repetition.	Good Used repetitive chronological and transitional words and phrases. Low level vocabulary used.	Excellent Proper use of varied chronological and transitional words and phrases. High level vocabulary used with little repetition.
Content	Poor No accurate factual information or reflections. It is apparent research did not take place.	Good Some personal information included with limited research being completed. Includes few facts and minor effort in reflecting or researching.	Excellent Full name, date and place of birth and the main contributions of individual being researched. Facts are accurate and are a reflection based quality information.
Introduction	Poor No clear distinction between the introduction and body. Very little information on who the biography is about.	Good Includes some personal information with a weak outline of the body of the essay.	Excellent Includes personal information of the individual being researched and provides an overall focus for the biography; stating details and events.
Conclusion	Poor Does not offer a review or conclusion thoughts for the essay.	Good Some review of the individuals life and contributions. Left out important milestones but made an attempt.	Excellent Provides a review of the individual's life and contributions as stated in the essay without repetitive vocabulary and terms.
Referencing	Poor Does not include any referencing or proper citation has not been used.	Good Proper citation has not been used but a list of resources is present.	Excellent Proper citation/referencing has been used and the list of resources is correct.