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Writing Rubric Natural Disasters Draft an informational paragraph. Write a paragraph that tells about a natural disaster after researching information on the computer. Rubric Code: MXB4A72 By lcapponi Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Writing rubric Students will write an information paragraph that tells about a natural disaster.
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Content What you say.	Excellent Clear and developed topic with 4 or more relevant facts or details.	Good Mostly clear and developed topic with 3 relevant fact or detail.	Fair Develops somewhat clear topic with 2 relevant fact or detail.	Poor Topic or events are unclear or 1 relevant fact or detail.
Style How you say it.	Excellent Broad descriptive vocabulary. Connects readers with materials learned. Sentences start in a variety of ways.	Good Uses specific vocabulary. Connects readers with materials learned. Most sentences start with different words.	Fair Rarely uses specific vocabulary. May not connect readers with materials learned. Most sentences begin with the same word.	Poor Poor use of vocabulary. Does not connect readers with materials learned. Sentences repeat begiinning word throughout the paragraph.
Organization	Excellent Introduces topic clearly, mostly organizes ideas to support purpose.	Good Introduces topic, organizes some ideas to support purpose.	Fair Introduce topic, organizes few ideas to support purpose.	Poor Attempts to introduce topic, disorganized ideas, does not support purpose.
Mechanics	Excellent Capital letters. Indented paragraphs. Sentence structure. Punctuation. Spelling.	Good Capital letters. Punctuation. Sentence structure. Spelling. Some errors (1-2 per paragraph).	Fair Capital letters. Punctuation. Sentence structure. Spelling. Many errors (3-4 per paragraph).	Poor Capital letters. Punctuation. Sentence structure. Spelling. Lots of errors (5 or more per paragraph).
Focus	Excellent Paragraph sticks to the topic.	Good Paragraph includes one fact that does not support the topic.	Fair Paragraph includes two facts that do not support the topic.	Poor Paragraph is off topic.