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Descriptive Paragraph Descriptive Paragraph Students will write a descriptive paragraph on their favorite place. Rubric Code: N222CCC By dmyingst Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Descriptive Paragraph
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Conventions	Poor Paragraph has six or more punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.	Fair Paragraph has three to five punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.	Good Paragraph has one or two punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.	Excellent Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Paragraph format	Poor The writer did not indent and the paragraph and is hard to read. They did not have a topic sentence.	Fair The writer did not indent and the paragraph is a little hard to read. The topic sentence is off topic.	Good The writer did not indent and the paragraph has a nice flow. They have a topic sentence that could be a little clearer.	Excellent The writer has indented and has written a nice paragraph. They have a topic sentence that clearly states the main idea.
Description of Place	Poor Very few details. Place is not easily pictured.	Fair A basic description is given with some details; however, the reader may not be able to form a clear mental picture.	Good The writer described their favorite place with several details. Reader understands what their favorite place is and is able to form a general mental picture.	Excellent The writer did an excellent job describing their favorite place. Reader can get a clear mental picture of the location.
Use of Sequence Words	Poor The writer did not use any spatial awareness or sequence words. The location details and layout are very confusing to the reader.	Fair The writer used very little sequence or spatial awareness words in this description. The location details and layout are somewhat confusing.	Good The writer used some sequence or spatial awareness words while writing about their favorite place. The lack of sequence words did not affect the paragraph.	Excellent The writer used sequence or spatial awareness words to show the specific layout of their favorite place.
Word Choice	Poor The writer does not have acceptable word choice in this paragraph.	Fair The writer has very little different word choices for the paragraph.	Good The writer has nice word choice. They could have written with a little more descriptiveness.	Excellent The writer has excellent word choice and uses descriptive words in their writing.