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Descriptive Writing Paragraph

Rubric for a paragraph describing a personal item.

Rubric Code: W49X9A

By rhondakromm

Draft

Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Descriptive Writing Paragraph Descriptive paragraph describing a personal item
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Attention Grabber Introductory sentence grabs the reader's attention	Excellent The introductory sentence has a strong hook or attention grabber that is appropriate	Good The introductory sentence has a hook or attention grabber, but it is weak, rambling or inappropriate.	Fair The author has an interesting introductory sentence but the connection to the topic is not clear.	Needs Improvement The introductory sentence is not interesting AND is not relevant to the topic.
Use of Sensory Words Use of Sensory words to help create an image(s) in the reader:	Excellent Sensory words that appeal to sight, touch smell, hearing and taste are used effectively.	Good Some sensory words are used effectively.	Fair Few sensory words are used effectively	Needs Improvement No sensory words are used.
Focus on topic The paragraph stays focused on the subject of the paragraph.	Excellent The paper is thoroughly focused on the topic being described	Good The topic being described is essentially clear but sometimes tends to be unfocused	Fair The topic being described is not very clear but still readable	Needs Improvement The topic being described is unclear and the paper unfocused
Sequencing Description is provided ina logical order	Excellent The writing and description is provided in a logical order that makes it easy and interesting to follow.	Good The writing and description are provided in a fairly logical order that makes it reasonably easy to follow.	Fair A few of the details and descriptions are not in an expected or logical order.	Needs Improvement Many of the details and descriptions are not in an expected or logical order.
Grammar and Spelling	Excellent Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Good Author makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Fair Author makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content	Needs Improvement Author makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
Capitalization & Punctuation	Excellent Author makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the essay is exceptionally easy to read.	Good Author makes 1-2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the essay is still easy to read.	Fair Author makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.	Needs Improvement Author makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.

Keywords:

Descriptive writing

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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