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Descriptive Writing Rubric

Students will use a burning candle to write descriptively.

Rubric Code: F2527A

By lauraaj12

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Descriptive Writing- My Room
	Excellent 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Capitalization & Punctuation	Excellent The essay is free of capitalization & punctuation errors.	Good The essay has 1 or 2 capitalization & punctuation errors.	Needs Improvement The essay has 3 or more capitalization & punctuation errors.
Description- 5 Senses Using Simile	Excellent The essay contains 4 or 5 descriptions using the five senses.	Good The essay contains 2 or 3 descriptions using the five senses.	Needs Improvement The essay contains 1 description using the five senses.
Spelling-High Frequency Words	Excellent The essay is free of spelling errors of high frequency words.	Good The essay has 1 or 2 spelling errors of high frequency words.	Needs Improvement The essay has 3 or more spelling errors of high frequency words.
Rough Draft	Excellent Rough draft completed with errors and revision corrected.	Good Rough draft completed with a few errors and revisions corrected.	Needs Improvement No rough draft.
Figurative Language	Excellent Figurative Language was used throughout the written piece.	Good Figurative Language was used in some of the written piece.	Needs Improvement Figurative Language is used very little in the written piece.