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Procedural Writing

Writing that tells us how to make or do something in a specific order. Good writers can give step by step instructions on how to do something using linking words in a meaningful sequence. Students will write a procedure on an experiment that was done in class. They will follow include all aspects of the procedure writing strategy.

Rubric Code: HXA99BC

By Toderash

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Subject: (General)

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Procedural Writing
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Title	Excellent Clear title that attracts the readers attention and informs the reader what the procedure is about.	Good Clear title telling the reader what the procedure is about.	Satisfactory Not a clear title or seems confusing to the reader what exactly the procedure is about.	Needs Improvement No title or it is off topic.
Goal	Excellent The topic sentence is 2 or more sentences that attracts and informs the reader to why the writer is writing this.	Good The topic sentence is 1 sentence that attracts and informs the reader to why the writer is writing this.	Satisfactory The topic sentence is just a sentence.	Needs Improvement The topic sentence is unclear or doesn't exist.
Materials	Excellent All the materials are clearly listed with the amounts needed and in the order that the reader would be using them.	Good All the materials are clearly listed with the amounts needed.	Satisfactory The materials are listed and the amounts needed are not.	Needs Improvement Some materials are missing or no materials are listed at all.
Method	Excellent Clearly tells the reader step-by-step instructions of what to do and they are numbered. They also used a variety of transition and action words.	Good Tells the reader step-by-step instructions of what to do. They also used transition and action words.	Satisfactory Tells the reader step-by-step instructions of what to do.	Needs Improvement Instructions are confusing to follow or are not in order.
Conclusion	Excellent Clearly wrote a short 2 sentence or more statement that gives extra information which is not part of the method. A final comment on the procedure.	Good Clearly wrote a short 2-1 sentence statement that gives extra information which is not part of the method. A final comment on the procedure.	Satisfactory Wrote a sentence statement that gives extra information which is not part of the method. A final comment on the procedure.	Needs Improvement No conclusion.