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iRubric: 5/ 6 TRAVEL GUIDE: Informational and Persuasive Writing rubric

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5/ 6 TRAVEL GUIDE: Informational and Persuasive Writing Snapshot Writing Students write about the country of their choice in brochure form using a template of six topics, plus an intro and a conclusion. It is a kind of persuasive writing piece and must have a cover with requisite components. Rubric Code: GXA3A76 By leilifb Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Travel Guide
	Needs work 2 pts	Getting there.... 5 pts	Got it! 7 pts
Research	Needs work Student's research skills are lacking. They do not pick appropriate research, do not do enough research, do not highlight their research and/ or do not use research effectively.	Getting there.... Student's research skills need some work. They had some appropriate research, did an adequate amount of it, highlighted some of it, and/ or used some of the research effectively.	Got it! Student has solid research skills. They had appropriate research, did a solid amount of it, highlighted and used it effectively.
Followed directions	Needs work The writing does not follow the guidelines and does not feel complete. Some portions are missing. It is in the wrong order. The peer reviews are missing.	Getting there.... The writing follows most of the guidelines and most portions are complete. Mostly in the correct order. Peer reviews are there.	Got it! The writer follows all of the guidelines and all of the portions are complete. In correct order. Peer reviews are there.
Edited	Needs work Work is not edited for errors.	Getting there.... Some of the work is edited for errors.	Got it! All of the work is edited for errors.
Interesting and persuasive	Needs work Writing does not constitute persuasive writing, using a travel guide format to highlight the interesting and historic parts of the country.	Getting there.... Writing is somewhat persuasive, using a travel guide format to highlight the interesting and historic parts of the country.	Got it! Writing is very persuasive, using a travel guide format to highlight the interesting and historic parts of the country.
Cover	Needs work There is no cover or the cover does not have the components needed (name/ title, flag, country)	Getting there.... There is a cover and it is fairly well- done; most components are there.	Got it! There is an excellent cover with all the components, and the flag and/ or the country are hand- drawn rather than printed out.