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iRubric: Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8)

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Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8) Rubric for Descriptive Paragraph Writing (grades 6-8) Rubric Code: QXB26XA By taylorannm Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Paragraph Writing - Descriptive
	Exceeding 4 pts	Meeting 3 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Not Yet Meeting 1 pts
Topic Sentence	Exceeding The topic sentence is the first sentence in the paragraph. It is a clear statement of the paragraph content.	Meeting The topic sentence gives some clarity of the overall connectivity of the paragraph.	Approaching The topic sentence gives little evidence of a relevant topic connecting to the paragraph.	Not Yet Meeting There is no topic sentence presented in the paragraph.
Proof of Description	Exceeding Descriptive words are used to describe the topic and reach the five senses.	Meeting Some descriptive words are used to describe the topic and reach the five senses.	Approaching An attempt at descriptive words was used to describe the the five senses. However, the "sense" language was not developed.	Not Yet Meeting Few to no descriptive words are used.
Organization	Exceeding Paragraph has good organization. The sentences and transitions were well structured. The paragraph was easy to read.	Meeting Your paragraph contained mostly well ordered sentences with smooth transitions.	Approaching Your paragraph was confusing to read and had limited use of transitions. The events jump around too much.	Not Yet Meeting Your paragraph was hard to read, the events were not organized, and make little sense.
Mechanics	Exceeding You did not make any spelling or grammatical mistakes. You included a title and indented the paragraph	Meeting You have some spelling and grammatical mistakes. You included a title and indented the paragraph.	Approaching You have several spelling and grammatical mistakes. You did not include a title and/or forgot to indent your paragraph.	Not Yet Meeting It is difficult to read and understand your paragraph, there is no evidence of editing.