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informative parag "A Gift from the Heart"

paragraph informing about at least three people you would give a gift from the heart (make or do something), the gift you would give, why you chose that gift for them

Rubric Code: E337A8

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

narrative paragraph Inform about three people you would give a gift from the heart
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Introduction The writer "sets the scene".	Poor No attempt at "setting the scene" (background for the writing/purpose)	Fair An attempt is made to "set the scene", but it isn't very clear.	Good One or two sentences from the prompt is used to clearly "set the scene".	Excellent One or two original sentences is used to "set the scene".
Supporting details Each detail sentence supports or tells more about the topic.	Poor Only one person is mentioned along with the gift given and the reason the gift was chosen for him/her..	Fair Only two people are mentioned along with the gift given and the reason the gift was chosen to them.	Good Three people are mentioned but some of the details are missing.	Excellent Three people are mentioned along with the gift given and the reason for choosing the gift for them.
Sentence order The order of the supporting details is logical and makes sense (person named, gift given, and reason).	Poor The supporting details in the paragraph generally are not written in a logical order.	Fair The writer attempts to write the sentences in a logical order, but some may be written in an order that may be confusing to readers.	Good Most of the paragraph is written in a logical order.	Excellent The paragraph is written entirely in logical order.
Sentence construction Sentences are well-written and complete thoughts .	Poor Writing is confusing and hard to follow due to many fragments and/or run-on sentences.	Fair Writing is somewhat confusing due to several fragments and/or run-on sentences.	Good Writing contains 1 or 2 fragments and/or run-on sentences which does not make the paragraph hard to understand.	Excellent Writing contains well-written complete sentences. No evidence of fragments and/or run-on sentences.
Conclusion The conclusion sentence restates the introduction in a new way and ties the details together.	Poor There is no conclusion. The paragraph just ends without summing up or restating the introduction sentence(s) or tieing the details together.	Fair There is an attempt at a conclusion sentence, but it doesn't restate the introduction sentence(s) or tie the details together.	Good The conclusion restates the introduction sentence, but does not tie the details together.	Excellent The conclusion does an excellent job of restating the introduction sentence(s) and tieing the details together.
Grammar and Mechanic The paper shows that the writer has control of the rules of indentation, capitalization and punctuation.	Poor The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in indentation, capitalization, and/or punctuation.	Fair The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in indentation, capitalization, and/or puncutation.	Good The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in indentation, capitalization, and/or punctuation.	Excellent The paragraph does not contain any errors in indentation, capitalization, and/or punctuation.

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English

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Writing

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