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DARE Essay

Write an informational essay about the importance of choosing to remain drug-free.

Rubric Code: D58528

By nblaney

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

DARE Essay
	Excellent 5 pts	Good / Satisfactory 3 pts	Poor 1 pts
IDEAS	Excellent -fully developed very clearly stated -consistently focused on topic and purpose -supporting ideas were relevant fully elaborated throughout the essay topic - all aspects of the task addressed -uses specific examples, facts, and details, to fully address reader	Good / Satisfactory -contains a developed somewhat clear -generally focused on topic and purpose -only used some facts, details, and examples to support point of view -not fully developed	Poor -very difficult to read and understand -does not have a clear point of view or purpose
ORGANIZATION	Excellent Graphic Organizer contained information that was supported with examples -is very well organized -ideas and facts grouped logically -conclusion provided a sense of closure	Good / Satisfactory Graphic Organizer contained some information -is organized in most places -appropriate beginning, middle, and ending -ideas were generally grouped together	Poor Graphic Organizers contains little or no information -little or no evidence of an organizational plan -is unorganized -ineffective introduction or conclusion -unreleated ideas
CONVENTIONS	Excellent -simple, compound, and complex sentences were clear and correct -contains very few spelling, punctuation, or grammatical mistakes -overall errors were infrequent and did not interfere with meaning	Good / Satisfactory -simple sentences were generally correct -errors in complex and compound sentences -some spelling, punctuation, or grammatical mistakes -errors interfered slightly with meaning	Poor -frequent sentence fragments, run-ons, and incorrect sentences -end punctuation was incorrect or lacking -errors interfered with meaning -insufficient writing to determine competence in conventions.