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Writing Rubric - Olympic Athlete Recount

This rubric is to assess students in creating a recount of events as a fictional Olympic Athlete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Rubric Code: H2XA43

By SimoneAndrews

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Olympic Athlete Recount - Year 5
	Limited 0 pts	Satisfactory 35 pts	High Standard 53 pts	Very High Standard 70 pts
Reasoning 20 % Recount related to an athlete attending the Olympics in Beijing 2008	Limited -only a few simple ideas are connected to the topic -few supporting details	Satisfactory -simple ideas are sometimes connected to the topic -some supportive details but not enough to clarify the events being recounted	High Standard -ideas are connected to the topic -sufficient supporting details that clarify the events being recounted	Very High Standard -well-developed ideas connected to the topic -many supporting details that enhance the events being recounted
Communication 20 % Recount in the first person - 'I'	Limited -the purpose is not clear -the writer's voice is not evident -limited vocabulary -same sentence stem is used repeatedly	Satisfactory -the purpose is somewhat clear -some evidence of writer's voice -some variety in the vocabulary -some variety in sentences but also some repetition	High Standard -the purpose is clear -the writer's voice is clearly evident -there is great variety in the vocabulary -several kinds of sentences are used	Very High Standard -the purpose is clear and effective -the writer's voice gives a sense of personality -extensive and engaging vocabulary -style varies with different kinds of sentences
Organisation 20 % Beginning - Athlete name, background and event. Middle - Before and at the Olympics End - appropriate ending for student's writing	Limited -shows little evidence of a beginning, a middle and an end -there is no evidence of paragraphs (the sentences are not related) -no evidence of a problem and its solution.	Satisfactory -shows some evidence of a beginning a middle and an end -some attempt has been made to structure paragrpahs) the sentences are somewhat related) -some attempt has been made to detail a problem -some attempt has been made to suggest a solution.	High Standard -has a beginning, a middle and an end -there are short paragraphs, each containing a main idea and related details -has included a problem faced by the athlete. -has provided a solution to the problem.	Very High Standard -has a clear beginning, middle and end -has an active beginning -has a summarizing end -has clearly detailed a likely problem faced by the athlete. -has provided an excellent solution to the problem.
Recount Factors 10 % Problem(s) faced by the Athlete due to being in Beijing (different culture and environment). Resolution/solution of the problem.	Limited -includes minimal or no factors of being in a different culture.	Satisfactory -includes one effect that a different culture/environment has on an Olympic Athlete.	High Standard -includes some considerations of the effects a different culture/environment has on an Olympic Athlete.	Very High Standard -includes excellent and thought provoking considerations of the effects a different culture/environment has on an Olympic Athlete.

Keywords:

Recount

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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