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Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8)

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Rubric Code: NX955W6

By algreaves

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Paragraph Writing - Descriptive
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Needs attention (N/A)	score (N/A)
ideas and notification	Excellent demonstrates a lot evidence of a purpose and logical ideas that help the reader see what is being described	Good demonstrates a some evidence of a purpose and logical ideas that help the reader see what is being described	Fair demonstrates a little evidence of a purpose and logical ideas that help the reader see what is being described	Needs attention demonstrates no evidence of a purpose and logical ideas that help the reader see what is being described	score
figurative language	Excellent uses all types of figurative language in the paragraph	Good uses a lot of only one type of figurative language in the paragraph	Fair there is a little evidence of figurative language being used in the paragraph.	Needs attention there is no evidence of figurative language being used in the paragraph.	score
organaztion and mechanics	Excellent demonstrates excellent sentences and transitions . The Paragraph was easy to read.	Good demonstrates mostly well ordered sentences with smooth transitions.	Fair demonstrates very little organization. Paragraph was confusing to read	Needs attention demonstrates no organization.	score
grammar and spelling	Excellent demonstrates no spelling or grammatical mistakes.	Good Demonstrates some spelling and grammatical mistakes.	Fair demonstrates several spelling and grammatical mistakes.	Needs attention demonstrates no evidence of editing. Hard to read and understand paragraph.	score