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Descriptive Essay

Describe an important place using your knowledge of word choice. This essay should be detailed and make the reader feel as if they are there.

Rubric Code: U37526

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

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Descriptive Essay
	Emerging 1 pts	Developing 2 pts	Competent 3 pts	Advanced 100 pts
Creativity	Emerging No sensory words are used and object is "talked about" rather than described.	Developing Few sensory details are added and object is not easy to visualize.	Competent Uses some sensory words and appeals to only one or two of the five senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing.	Advanced Engages all five of the reader's senses and uses poetic devices such as similes, metaphors, allusions, onomatopoeia, etc.
Focus/Organization	Emerging The object is not described in a clear and direct manner. The writer's ideas are not connected in any type of organized way. No tile.	Developing The essay needs more content. There is some evidence of organization, but the discussion of the object's background and importance is confused or not evident. No title.	Competent The paper contains sufficient content. There is evidence of organization and discussion of the object's background and importance. The essay has a title but lacks creativity.	Advanced The paper's content is organized, and the ideas and voice of the essay are creative. The discussion of the object's background is relevant and the focus is clear.
Mechanics	Emerging The essay lacks format and the necessary captializations and punctuation marks. The essay contains spelling errors and demonstrates inattention specifics.	Developing Attention has been paid to the essay's format and grammar, but attention needs to be paid to specifics because it detracts from the essay as a whole.	Competent The format, spelling, and grammar of the essay is mostly correct, with the exception of a few small errors. Also, the essay could use an increase in advanced vocabulary.	Advanced
Elaboration	Emerging The essay shows limited development. May use little or no detail.	Developing The essay shows some development, using details, and limited use of literary devices, and imagary.	Competent The essay is mostly developed, using details, literary devices, and imagary.	Advanced The essay is fully developed, using several details, literary devices, and imagary.