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Informational Essay

Rubric Code: N34623

By mpaterno

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

SCORE
	Outstanding 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 4 pts	non-scorable 0 pts
FOCUS The single controlling point made with an awareness of task about a specific topic	Outstanding sharp, distinct controlling point made about a single topic with evident awareness of task	Good apparent point made about a single topic with sufficient awareness of task	Fair no apparent point but evidence of a specific topic	Poor minimal evidence of a topic	non-scorable illegible incoherent insufficient
CONTENT The presence of ideas developed through facts, examples, details,<BR> reasons	Outstanding substantive, specific, and/ or illustrative content demonstrating strong development and sophisticated ideas	Good sufficiently developed content with adequate elaboration or explanation	Fair limited content with inadequate elaboration or explanation	Poor superficial and/or minimal content	non-scorable illegible incoherent insufficient
ORGANIZATION The order developed and sustained within and across paragraphs using transitional devices and including introduction and conclusion	Outstanding sophisticated arrangement of content with evident and/or subtle transitions	Good functional arrangement of content that sustains a logical order with some evidence of transitions	Fair confused or inconsistent arrangement of content with or without attempts at transition	Poor minimal control of content arrangement	non-scorable illegible incoherent insufficient
STYLE The choice, use and arrangement of words and sentence structures that create tone and voice	Outstanding precise, illustrative use of a variety of words and sentence structures to create consistent writer's voice and tone appropriate to audience	Good generic use of a variety of words and sentence structures that may or may not create writer's voice and tone appropriate to audience	Fair limited word choice and control of sentence structures that inhibit voice and tone	Poor minimal variety in word choice and minimal control of sentence structures	non-scorable illegible incoherent insufficient
CONVENTIONS Grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence formation	Outstanding evident control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence formation	Good sufficient control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence formation	Fair limited control of grammar, mechanicss, spelling, usage and sentence formation	Poor minimal control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence formation	non-scorable illegible incoherent insufficient
BIBLIOGRAPHY citation of text and internet sources	Outstanding minimum # of sources met; no errors in appropriate format	Good minimum # of sources met; some errors in appropriate format	Fair minimum # of sources met; many errors or inappropriate format	Poor minimum # of sources not met	non-scorable no bibliography
PRESENTATION overall appearance<BR> of submitted work	Outstanding format followed exactly; blue or black pen used; obvious care taken with piece	Good some format errors; blue or black pen used; some care taken with piece	Fair many format errors; blue or black pen used; some care taken with piece	Poor some format errors; completed in pencil; some care taken with piece	non-scorable many format errors; completed in pencil; little care taken with piece

Keywords:

informational, bird

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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