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A Special Day

The writer will write a paragraph about a special day in his or her life.

Rubric Code: X2AAWA

By kjanus

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Enter rubric titleWrite About My Go Guideline for scoring the paragraph in Ventures 2 Unit 2 Test
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Nice Work! 3 pts	Excellent! 4 pts
Topic Sentence and Main Idea Does your first sentence say that you had a wonderful day and when?	Needs Improvement The first sentence in my pargraph says nothing about a special day, and or talks about a different time period.	Satisfactory The first sentence in my paragraph uses a word other than "a special day", and does not say when that day was.	Nice Work! The first sentence in my paragraph uses a word other than "a special day" and says when that day was.	Excellent! The first sentence in my paragraph uses "a special day" and says when that day was.
Supporting Details Does your paragraph describe what made your day so special?	Needs Improvement My paragraph describes one thing that happened, but does not mention what USUALLY happens.	Satisfactory My paragraph describes one to two things that happened, but does not compare them to what USUALLY happens.	Nice Work! My paragraph describes two to three things that USUALLY happen, but doesn't say what didn't happen.	Excellent! My paragraph describes two to three things that USUALLY happen, and says what didn't happen.
Logical Order Is your paragraph in logical order? Does it clearly move the reader from a logical beginning to a logical ending?	Needs Improvement My paragraph does not begin with a topic sentence, includes one or more sentences that do not relate to the topic and may or may not have a concluding sentence that relates to the paragraph.	Satisfactory My paragraph begins with a topic sentence, includes at least one sentence that supports the topic sentence, and may or may not finish with a concluding sentence that relates to the topic sentence.	Nice Work! My paragraph begins with a topic sentence, includes two to three more sentences, but one sentence does not follow in a logical order, and finishes with a logical concluding sentence.	Excellent! My pargraph begins with a clearly stated topic sentence, includes at least three supporting details that logically move the reader from beginning to end, and finishes with a logical concluding sentence.
Conclusion/Closing Sentence Does the conclusion relate back to the opening sentence? Does it say what kind of a day you had?	Needs Improvement My paragraph does not have a conclusion. It just ends.	Satisfactory My paragraph has a concluding sentence that does not relate to the paragraph.	Nice Work! My conclusion tells the reader how my day ended.	Excellent! My conclusion tells the reader that I had a special day. It uses a descriptive adjective like WONDERFUL, GREAT, SUPER, UNFORGETTABLE, NICE, BEAUTIFUL, etc.
Grammar and Mechanics Did you use the correct verb tense, subject/verb agreement, word order, capital letters and punctuation?	Needs Improvement My paragraph has six or more errors in spelling, s/v agreement, word order, capital letters and punctuation.	Satisfactory My paragraph has three to five errors in spelling, s/v agreement, word order, capital letters and punctuation.	Nice Work! My paragraph has one to two errors in spelling, s/v agreement, word order, capital letters and punctuation.	Excellent! All my words are spelled correctly. My subjects and verbs agree. The subjects, verbs and other parts of speech are in the correct order. My sentences begin with a capital letter and proper nouns are capitalized. Every sentence has the correct punctuation mark.

Keywords:

a special day, usually, simple present tense and simple past tense verbs

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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