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Creative Essay 
Immigration Diary
Rubric Code: K8867C
By epetrie3
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Average

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

(N/A)

CONTENT

Family life, reasons for leaving, boat ride, Ellis Island experience, getting a job, life in America, etc.
Poor

Essay is not sufficient, does not have enough information, and information is mostly incorrect.
Some of it is not comprehensable. (5)
Fair

Essay is short and mostly understandable. Insufficient use of background information that was given in class. Entry is not very personable. (8)
Average

Good use of background information given in class. Entry is not very personable.
OR
Entry is very personable , but insufficient use of background information. (9)
Good

Most of the information used is accurate. Entry is very personable.
(10)
Excellent

Historically accurate. Amount of information is abundant. This could have been an entry of a real person. (11)
GRAMMAR

Correct use of grammar.
Poor

Incomplete sentences, constant change of verb tense, incorrect contractions and other incorrect grammatical uses. (5)
Fair

Some incomplete sentences, some changes in verb tense, some other incorrect grammatical uses.
(8)
Average

Sentences are complete but several other grammatical problems still occur.
(10)
Good

Sentences are complete and few grammar mistakes occur.
(11)
Excellent

Sentences are complete with perfect grammar usage. (12)
SPELLING

Effort is shown for correct spelling.
Poor

No effort is shown to have correct spelling. Student does not make use of references for correct spelling. (5)
Fair

Little effort is shown to have correct spelling. References could be used better to improve spelling.
(8)
Average

Work shows that references were used to have correct spelling on specific words, but there are still several other spelling mistakes.
(10)
Good

Very few spelling mistakes.
(11)
Excellent

Perfect spelling.
(12)
NEATNESS

Appearance of diary, content and cover.
Poor

Sloppy work.
No effort shown. (5)
Fair

Rather sloppy work. Some effort is shown.
(8)
Average

Effort has been put forth in showing rather neat entries.
(10)
Good

Most entries are neat and the essay is original. (11)
Excellent

Entries are always neat. Very original.
(12)



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