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Rubric for Desert Writing Piece

Imagine you were alone and stranded in the desert. Describe what you would see, how you would feel and what you might do.

Rubric Code: NX68BA2

By MrsBets

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Subject: (General)

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

The Desert
	Excellent 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Fair 1 pts	Needs Improvement 0 pts
Physical Environment What do you see, hear or smell as you look around the desert?	Excellent The writing piece includes 4 or more accurate details about what would be observed in the desert demonstrating a clear understanding of the environment.	Good The writing piece includes 2 or 3 accurate details about what would be observed in the desert demonstrating an adequate understanding of the environment.	Fair The writing piece includes 1 or more details about what would be observed in the desert, but some of the details are not related to the topic demonstrating a minimal understanding of the environment.	Needs Improvement The writing piece does not include any relevant details about the topic demonstrating a lack of understanding of the environment.
Effect on the Body and Mind How does your body feel? What are you thinking?	Excellent The writing piece includes 4 or more accurate details about the effect of the environment on the body demonstrating a clear understanding of the environment.	Good The writing piece includes 2 or 3 accurate details about the effect of the environment on the body demonstrating an adequate understanding of the environment.	Fair The writing piece includes 1 or more details about the effect of the environment on the body, but some of the details are not related to the topic demonstrating a minimal understanding of the environment.	Needs Improvement The writing piece does not include any relevant details about the topic demonstrating a lack of understanding of the environment.
Survival Plan What would you do? Where would you go? How would you survive?	Excellent The writing piece includes 4 or more details describing a clear plan of action.	Good The writing piece includes 2 or 3 details describing a clear plan of action.	Fair The writing piece includes 1 or more details describing a plan of action, but the plan is unclear and difficult to follow.	Needs Improvement The writing piece does not include any details and there is no clear plan of action.
Conventions Correct capitalization, spelling and ending punctuation.	Excellent The writing piece has correct capitalization, spelling and ending punctuation throughout.	Good The writing piece has 1 or 2 capitalization, spelling or ending punctuation errors.	Fair The writing piece has 3 or 4 capitalization, spelling or ending punctuation errors.	Needs Improvement The writing piece has 4 or more capitalization, spelling or ending punctuation errors.