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African American Biography

Rubric Code: VXB499

By cambeatty

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Rubric Grading Criteria
	Advanced 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Below Basic 1 pts
FOCUS	Advanced The writing is about a specific topic for a certain audience and purpose.	Proficient The writing is about a specific topic for a particular purpose.	Basic The writing is about one specific topic.	Below Basic The writing is about more than one unfocused topics.
CONTENT	Advanced The writing has main ideas and many supporting details.	Proficient The writing has some main ideas and some supporting details.	Basic The writing has few main ideas and very few details.	Below Basic The writing does not have enough information to make sense.
ORGANIZATION	Advanced The writing is well organized for a certain audience and/or purpose. The ideas transition well and make sense.	Proficient The writing is fairly organized in a way that makes sense.	Basic Most of the writing is organized, but some of it does not make much sense.	Below Basic The writing is disorganized and does not make sense.
STYLE	Advanced The writing is written in a way to hook its audience by using voice, interesting words, and different kinds of sentences. The style of the writing matches the audience and purpose.	Proficient The writing has different kinds of sentences and some interesting words.	Basic The writing has a few different kinds of sentences and a few interesting words.	Below Basic The writing is boring. The sentences sound all the same. It has little or no interesting words.
CONVENTIONS	Advanced The writing has no punctuation, capitalization, grammar, or spelling mistakes. The sentences are very easy to understand.	Proficient The writing has a few punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and/or spelling mistakes. The sentences are fairly easy to understand.	Basic The writing has some punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and/or spelling mistakes. The sentences are a little bit difficult to understand.	Below Basic The writing has many punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and/or spelling mistakes. The sentences are very difficult to understand.
ILLUSTRATION	Advanced The illustration supports the main ideas of the writing and includes many important details.	Proficient The illustration supports most of the main ideas of the writing and includes some important details.	Basic The illustration supports a few of the main ideas of the writing and includes a few important details.	Below Basic The illustration does not support the main ideas of the writing and does not include important details.

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