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Procedural Text: Paragraph

The students will write a How To paragraph on a topic of their choice on a topic that can be presented in class.

Rubric Code: R9CW94

By JenniferGarza

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

How To Paragraph
	Emergent 2 pts	Approaching 3 pts	Meets 4 pts	Exceeds 5 pts
Conventions	Emergent There are more than 6 mistakes in spelling, grammar or sentence structure.	Approaching There are 3-6 spelling, grammar or sentence structure mistakes in the final format.	Meets There are 1-3 spelling, grammar or sentence structure mistakes in the final format.	Exceeds There are no Spelling, Grammar or Sentence Structure mistakes in the final format.
Organization	Emergent Content does not include most of the elements of heading, title, materials, and the paragraph.	Approaching Content includes some of elements of heading, title, materials, and the paragraph.	Meets Content includes most of the elements of heading, title, materials, and the paragraph.	Exceeds Content includes heading, title, materials, and the paragraph.
Paragraph/Content format	Emergent The writer did not indent and the paragraph and is hard to read. They did not have a topic sentence.	Approaching The writer did not indent and the paragraph is a little hard to read. The topic sentence is off topic.	Meets The writer did not indent and the paragraph has an nice flow.They have a topic sentence that could be a little more clear.	Exceeds The writer has indented and has written a nice paragraph. They have a topic sentence that clearly states the main idea.
Description of Process	Emergent The steps are not clear or in order.	Approaching The steps of the How To Paragraph are there. However, they are not clear to the reader.	Meets The writer wrote the steps of how to do something. Some steps could have been a little more clear.	Exceeds The writer did an excellent job telling the reader how to do something. The steps are clear and specific.
Use of Sequence Words	Emergent The writer did not use any sequence words. The steps are very confusing to the reader.	Approaching The writer used very little sequence words in this project. The steps are somewhat confusing.	Meets The writer used some sequence words while writing the how to paragraph. The lack of sequence words did not effect the how to paragraph.	Exceeds The writer used sequence words to show how to do something. First, second, next, and etc).
Presentation	Emergent The writer does not have acceptable presentation and did not practice at all. The writer lacks eye contact and good volume level.	Approaching The writer has very little practice. Poor eye contact and volume level.	Meets The writer presented it nicely but still read from the text.	Exceeds The writer has excellent presentation. Great eye contact and wonderful volume. It is clear that the writer practiced the presentation.
Presentation Material	Emergent The writer did not have any materials.	Approaching The writer had their paragraph.	Meets The writer had most of the materials.	Exceeds The writer had all materials needed and a separate sheet that listed the steps in numerical order with the key points in an easy to see at a glance format.
Time	Emergent The presentation was 5 minutes long.	Approaching The presentation was more than 4 minutes.	Meets The presentation was close to 1-3 minutes long.	Exceeds The presentation was 1-3 minutes long.
Posture	Emergent The presenter had poor posture, moving alot, seemed confused.	Approaching The presenter had poor posture, moving a bit, seemed a bit confused.	Meets The presenter overall had good posture, didn't move much and was confident.	Exceeds The presenter had excellent posture.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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