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Heartland Essay

Rubric Code: AX54WA7

By daisybowie

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

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	Exceeds expectations 10 pts	Meets expectations 8 pts	Needs some work 6 pts	Does not meet expectations 4 pts
Overall	Exceeds expectations The writer conveyed ideas and information about hie/her heartland. Small moments, explanations, stories or procedural passages were used.	Meets expectations The writer used different kinds of information to show the reader his/her heartland. One or two small moments, stories or how-to sections were used.	Needs some work The writer taught readers different things about his/her heartland. There were facts, details and ideas included.	Does not meet expectations The writer taught readers information about his/her heartland. ideas and observations were included.
Lead	Exceeds expectations The writer wrote an introduction that interested readers, perhaps with a quote or a small moment. The lead let readers know that the text would unfold.	Meets expectations The writer wrote an introduction that helped readers get interested and understand the subject. The writer let readers know that a sequence would develop.	Needs some work The writer hooked readers by explaining why the subject mattered, telling a surprising fact or giving a big picture.	Does not meet expectations The writer wrote a beginning that got readers ready to learn about his/her heartland.
Transitions	Exceeds expectations The writer used transitional phrases to connect what happened to why it happened such as (If he hadn't..., he might not have..., because of..., although..., and little did she know that...)	Meets expectations The writer used transitional phrases to show passage of time in complicated ways perhaps by showing things happening at the same time (meanwhile, at the same time,) or flashback and flash-forward (early that morning, three hours later)	Needs some work The writer showed how much time went by with words and phrases that mark time such as "just then" and "suddenly" or "after a while" and "a little later".	Does not meet expectations The writer told the story in order by using phrases such as "a little later" and "after that".
Ending	Exceeds expectations The writer wrote an ending that connected to what the piece was really about. The writer gave readers a sense of closure by showing a new realization or insight or a change in the narrator.	Meets expectations The writer wrote an ending that connected to the main parts of the essay. The writer wrote or realized something at the end that came from the heartland. The writer gave readers a sense of closure.	Needs some work The writer wrote an ending that connected to the beginning, or the middle of the piece. The writer used action, dialogue or feeling to bring the story to a close.	Does not meet expectations The writer chose the action, talk, or feeling that would make a good ending and worked to write it well.
Organization	Exceeds expectations The writer used paragraphs purposefully, perhaps to show time or setting changes, new ideas in the essay or to create suspense for readers. There was a clear sequence of events.	Meets expectations The writer used paragraphs to separate different parts or time of the writing and to show when a character is speaking. Some parts of the essay were longer and more developed than others.	Needs some work The writer used paragraphs to separate different parts or times of the writing or to show when a character was speaking.	Does not meet expectations The writer used paragraphs that included a lead, the body and a conclusion.
Elaboration	Exceeds expectations The writer created images to describe the sensory experience of his/her heartland. A variety of sensory experiences are described using figurative language.	Meets expectations The writer created an image to describe the sensory experience of his/her heartland and also used ambiguous adjectives.	Needs some work The writer told about his/her heartland using ambiguous adjectives and described a variety of aspects.	Does not meet expectations The writer used ambiguous adjectives to describe his/her heartland.
Mechanics	Exceeds expectations The writer used all of the appropriate mechanics in his/her writing. There are no spelling, grammar, capitalization or punctuation mistakes.	Meets expectations The writer made up to three mechanical mistakes.	Needs some work The writer made up to six mechanical mistakes.	Does not meet expectations The writer made more than six mechanical mistakes.
Format	Exceeds expectations The writer included a heading with name, date and assignment. The font is Times New Roman 12 point. The text is double spaced. There are no skipped lines between indented paragraphs. It is stapled once in the upper left-hand corner with no title page.	Meets expectations One formatting element is missing or incorrect.	Needs some work Two formatting elements are missing or incorrect.	Does not meet expectations More than two formatting elements are missing or incorrect.

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